18th-early 19th century
H. 24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.)
Yue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze
3rd-4th century CEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Dongnuan ge louxia yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the East Heated Chamber, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
RomanWhite ware: glazed porcelain with incised mark reading "Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseNickel silver and ebony
20th centuryGermanBrass
IndianTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration painted in black slip on a white slip ground, all under a turquoise glaze
14th-15th centuryChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
2nd-1st millennium BCEChineseYue-type ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over appliqué handles and incised bowstring lines
6th centuryChineseTerracotta
7th-6th century BCEEtruscanPale green glass
3rd-4th century CERoman