Cast bronze; with inscription cast on the interior wall
12th-11th century BCEChineseSancai ("three color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze on the interior and lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splashed clear glaze on the lip and exterior, the glazes slightly degraded
8th centuryChineseBronze
ChineseTransparent amber glass over lead core, the lead possibly covered with gold foil
ChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed ware, "mirror black" type: porcelain with black glaze and with traces of decoration in overglaze gold enamel
ChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue hallmark in a double square, all within a double circle
19th centuryChineseGanzhou ware: light gray stoneware, the unglazed exterior with combed and applique decoration, the interior with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze. From the kilns at Qili, Ganzhou, Jiangxi province
13th-14th centuryChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over white slip and underglaze decoration painted in iron-brown and copper-green pigments, the rim with touches of iron-brown. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.
9th centuryChineseStoneware with blue glaze; with three spur marks in the center
14th-17th centuryChineseEarthenware with slip painted decoration painted and white inlays
2nd millennium BCEChineseBlackened earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChinese