probably 12th century
H. 4.8 x Diam. 9.2 cm (1 7/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the exterior with russet skin, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: molded light gray stoneware with grayish olive celadon glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale bluish glaze over molded and carved decoration
12th centuryChineseHammered silver
12th-13th centuryChineseYaozhou "moon white" (yuebai) ware: very light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over thin coating of white slip. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th centuryChineseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide. Probably from the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province
12th-13th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved, incised, and combed decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale, sky-blue glaze over molded decoration, the unglazed lip banded with silver. From the kilns at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
12th-13th centuryChineseEarthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
12th-13th centuryChinese