14th-15th century
26.67 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Gray stoneware with blackened surface
4th century BCEChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lowest portion of the exterior dressed with black slip. From the Xiaoyu cun kilns at Huairen, Shanxi province.
12th centuryChineseTerracotta
2nd-3rd century CERomanAlabaster
EgyptianTerracotta
5th century BCEGreek"Soft Jun" ware: light gray stoneware with thick, crackled robin's-egg blue glaze
12th-14th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration
11th-12th centuryChineseTerracotta, gray ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianSterling
20th centuryAmericanCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseTerracotta
7th centuryByzantineEarthenware with applique and impressed decoration
3rd millennium BCEChinese