18th-19th century
H. 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Terracotta
4th century BCEGreekNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Changchun shuwu yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the Studio of Everlasting Spring) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseBrass
17th-20th centuryRomanTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekEarthenware with bichrome slip-painted decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseFritware with design carved and incised through black (chromium) slip under turquoise (copper) transparent alkali glaze
18th-20th centuryCeramic
ChineseSilver-gilt
17th centuryBritishBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
19th-20th centuryChineseTerracotta
EtruscanTerracotta
CypriotSteel
19th centuryPersian