Kangxi period, 1662-1722
H. 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)
Very pale blue glass
1st-3rd century CERomanLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze over stamped decoration
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekSmall brass cup with a European-style rosette on bottom exterior
20th centuryPersianSilver
18th centuryBritishMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseTerracotta
9th-8th century BCEGreekHard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel and underglaze decoration.
18th centuryGermanReddish buff earthenware with appliqué handles and cord-impressed decoration. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia.
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseCast bronze with patina and encrustations; with inscription cast on the interior
14th-11th century BCEChineseSilver
17th-19th centuryFrench