first half 8th century
H. 5.2 x Diam. 8.1 cm (2 1/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
Burnished black stoneware
8th-9th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with olive-green ash glaze over applique lug handles
8th-9th centuryChineseTurned bronze
7th-9th centuryChineseEarthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
7th-8th centuryChineseBurnished black earthenware
8th-9th centuryChineseHammered and turned Bronze
8th centuryChineseTransparent emerald-green glass with red lead pigment on the surface
8th-12th centuryChineseEarthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
8th centuryChineseMonochrome-glazed ware: pale pink earthenware with (partially degraded) lead-fluxed, clear glaze over white slip ground on the exterior; the pale blue splashes applied over the glaze in the twentieth century, using blue ink or pigment; with lead-fluxed, yellow glaze on the interior
8th centuryChinese'Jiaotai' ware: laminated brown and white stoneware clays under a clear glaze, the rim with underglaze white slip
8th-9th centuryChineseEarthenware with cold-painted decoration
8th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with appliqué handle and spout and with medium brown glaze. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.
8th-9th centuryChinese