probably 19th cent. - 20th cent.
6.2 x 16.2 cm (2 7/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over white-slip-coated applique decoration
11th-12th centuryChineseCarved greenish yellow stone with caramel and reddish brown mottles (perhaps soapstone); dark brown stone stand
19th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze and with markings in overglaze iron-brown slip, the rim dressed with white slip under clear glaze, the base and unglazed lower portion with a brush-written inscription reading "Wei Han Han / Wei / Wei"
12th-13th centuryChineseTerracotta; buff clay
11th-8th century BCECypriotGlass
5th-3rd century BCEGreekTerracotta
Stoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryAmericanLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: off-white earthenware with applique molded decorative elements and lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over a white-slip ground
9th-11th centuryChineseTerracotta
Roman