19th century
H. 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Buff clay with dark brown painted decoration
3rd-2nd millennium BCEIranianSilver, gilt, glass, and semi-precious stones
19th centuryBritishLight gray stoneware with impressed and applique decoration; with localized areas of light blue on the surface, perhaps slip applied before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTerracotta
8th century BCEGreekBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
19th centuryChinesePlaster
Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration painted in black slip on a white slip ground, all under a turquoise glaze
14th-15th centuryChineseCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseMaiolica
20th centuryGermanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 9 (jiu) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChinese