18th-19th century, probably late 18th century
H. 8.9 x Diam. 20.3 cm (3 1/2 x 8 in.)
Enameled ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against an overglaze red enamel ground, the reserved elements embellished with green and black enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseYue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze
3rd-4th century CEChineseCeramic
20th centuryAmericanTerracotta
8th century BCEGreekReddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with black (manganese and iron) under clear lead glaze
10th centuryPersianWhite ware: molded porcelain with pale grayish-green glaze. Reportedly recovered less than 50 miles south of Seoul in summer 1961.
15th centuryKoreanSilver
18th centuryBritishJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze enlivened with markings in overglaze iron-brown slip. From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province.
12th-13th centuryChineseAlabaster
3rd millennium BCEEgyptianFritware with underglaze painting in cobalt blue
18th centuryPersianCizhou-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 centuryChinese