Wanli period, 1573-1620
H. 3.5 x Diam. 17.5 cm (1 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Ceramic
15th centurySyrianElectrotype reproduction of silver original with small amounts of gold; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanCizhou-type cut-glaze ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration cut into the glaze before firing. From the Ciyaobao kilns, Lingwu county, Ningxia Huizu Autonomous Region.
12th-13th centuryChineseEarthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekMetal
11th-12th centuryEgyptianFritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin
13th centuryNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet decoration painted in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseEarthenware with cord-marked decor
2nd-1st millennium BCEChineseHard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels
18th-19th centuryGermanSilver
17th centuryBritish