10th cent. - 11th cent.
H. 23.9 x Diam. 30.2 cm (9 7/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Ceramic
20th centuryAmericanTerracotta
1st millennium BCEGreekSilver
18th centuryBritishTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekBlack-surfaced cast bronze; with integrally cast dedicatory inscriptions by Qing inscribed on the vessel floor and interior of lid
11th-10th century BCEChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: molded brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed, emerald-green glaze over molded decoration
1st-2nd century CEChineseTerracotta
4th century BCEEtruscanFritware with overglaze painted decoration in luster
12th-13th centuryPersianCold-painted funerary ware: molded light gray earthenware with cold-painted red pigment
1st-3rd century CEChineseCeramic
20th centuryGermanExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with mold-impressed designs and decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseJizhou or Jizhou-type ware: white stoneware with clear glaze, the decoration incised and carved through the glaze before firing. Probably from the Jizhou kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province; possibly from the Linchuan kilns at Linchuan, Jiangxi province
13th centuryChinese