18th-19th century
H. 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.)
Carved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseGlass
5th-3rd century BCEGreekBlue-green glass
3rd-4th century CERomanMolded light gray earthenware with incised, stamped, and gouged decoration
3rd-1st century BCEChineseJian 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 centuryChineseWhite earthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseProbably misfired Longquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with transparent, olive-hued celadon glaze over appliqué molded decoration
13th-14th centuryChineseSilver-gilt
17th centuryBritishFritware painted with black (chromium), blue (cobalt), turquoise (copper), and brownish-red (iron) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin.
12th-13th centuryPersianSalt glaze ceramic.
16th centuryGermanTerracotta
2nd-3rd century CERomanPlaster
20th centuryMinoan