5th-3rd century BCE
H. 30.3 x W. 22.6 x Diam. 20.8 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved, incised, and combed decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekBronze
8th centuryJapaneseWhite stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryIrishTerracotta, mold-made
6th centuryEtruscanXing or Xing-type ware: porcellaneous white stoneware with pale blue glaze over white slip on the interior and upper portion of the exterior; probably from kilns in Hebei province, perhaps from the Xing kilns at Neiqiu, Hebei province
9th-10th centuryChineseBronze
ChineseReddish earthenware covered in white slip, carved, and painted with green (copper), yellow (iron), and dark brown (manganese) under clear lead glaze (with zinc and barium)
20th centuryMetal
20th centuryGermanWhite stoneware with clear glaze over molded decoration and stylized Chinese character "shou" (longevity) impressed into the flat floor; the rim banded with metal
17th-18th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChinese