11th-early 12th century
H. 5.4 × Diam. 19.5 cm (2 1/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
Gilt bronze
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseCeramic
19th centuryRussianTerracotta; buff clay, brown glaze, incised white
7th century BCEGreekCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale blue glaze embellished with iron-brown splashes
13th-14th centuryChineseCizhou-type ware: light gray stoneware with medium brown glaze over white slip, the decoration incised into the glaze before firing to reveal the white slip. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.
16th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th-5th century BCEGreekSilver
18th centuryBritishYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
3rd-4th century CEChineseCeramic
20th centuryGermanBlack basaltes
19th centuryBritishWhite stoneware with clear glaze over molded decoration and stylized Chinese character "shou" (longevity) impressed into the flat floor; the rim banded with metal
17th-18th centuryChinese