Wanli period, 1573-1620
H. 3.1 x Diam. 9.1 cm (1 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Terracotta
5th century BCEGreekMonochrome glazed ware, "mirror black" type: porcelain with black glaze and with traces of decoration in overglaze gold enamel
ChineseMonochrome-glazed ware: pale pink earthenware with (partially degraded) lead-fluxed, clear glaze over white slip ground on the exterior; the pale blue splashes applied over the glaze in the twentieth century, using blue ink or pigment; with lead-fluxed, yellow glaze on the interior
8th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishSilver
18th centuryBritishTerracotta
12th-11th century BCEMycenaeanLight gray stoneware with impressed and applique decoration; with localized areas of light blue on the surface, perhaps slip applied before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseEarthenware with green lead glaze
10th-12th centuryChineseIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
12th centuryKoreanCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseMixed copper alloy
4th century BCE-4th century CEHellenistic or Early Roman