H. 10.16 x Diam. 19.37 cm (4 x 7 5/8 in.)
Metal
18th-19th centuryEuropeanLacquered wood and bronze
3rd-1st century BCEChineseExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseBlack Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings painted in overglaze iron oxide. From the Huangpu kiln complex, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChineseFritware with molded decoration under turquoise glaze
13th-14th centuryPersianSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue, caramel-brown, and clear glazes over stamped decoration and with lead fluxed, pale yellow glaze on the feet. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseCast bronze; Zhengzhou phase, Erligang type
16th-15th century BCEChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseTerracota
4th-3rd millennium BCEMycenaeanCopper alloy
5th century BCEGreekMetal
20th centuryGerman