late 18th-early 19th century
H. 45.2 cm (17 13/16 in.)
Hard-paste porcelain with monochrome enamel decoration
18th centuryGermanDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseTerracotta; reddish yellow clay, black glaze
5th-4th century BCEGreekQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseJizhou ware: ivory white stoneware with decoration reserved in the biscuit against the dark brown glaze, the reserved designs covered with clear glaze over slip-painted details, selected details incised through the brown glaze. From the Jizhou kilns near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekSilver
19th centuryBritishTerracotta
Provincial ware imitating porcelain: light gray stoneware with white slip and clear glaze over molded decoration
15th-16th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
15th-17th centuryChinese'Guan'-type ware: porcelain with thick grayish blue glaze over molded decoration; with inscription of the Qianlong Emperor dated to 1783 incised into the base
16th-17th centuryChineseGlass and enamel
20th centuryGerman