second half 17th century
Diam. 16.51 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
13th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekRed lacquer
ChinesePunch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over stamped and carved decoration inlaid with white slip
15th-16th centuryKoreanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekHammered silver
12th-13th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
19th centuryChineseCeramic
20th centurySwedishHard paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
19th centuryGermanJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide, the lip bound with tin, the base with an incised number, and the lower portion of the bowl with a brush-written inscription reading "Shang zhai ji". From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province.
12th-13th centuryChinese