Wanli period, 1573-1620
H. 4.5 x Diam. 7.6 cm (1 3/4 x 3 in.)
Yue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze
4th-5th century CEChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lower portion dressed with dark brown slip.
12th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark on base reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
19th-20th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
2nd century BCEGreekSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta
GreekJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide. Recovered from the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province
12th-13th centuryChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with incised, molded, and appliqué decoration under celadon glaze. From the Yue kilns in the Shaoxing area, northeastern Zhejiang province.
3rd-4th century CEChineseTerracotta
1st century BCE-1st century CERoman