2.25 x 1.13 cm (7/8 x 7/16 in.)
Cast bronze with patina and encrustations; with inscription cast on the interior
14th-11th century BCEChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with pale celadon glaze over molded and applique decoration; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseGray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseWhite stoneware with transparent glaze tinged with green
7th centuryChineseYue ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, combed, applique, and gouged decoration
4th-5th century CEChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseProto porcelain: stoneware with thin ash glaze
5th-4th century BCEChineseCast bronze; with integrally cast inscription inside the footring
13th-12th century BCEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Changchun shuwu yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the Studio of Everlasting Spring) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration, the vertical ribs trailed in white slip, the unglazed lip bound with metal. From the Ding kilns in Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th centuryChineseStoneware with celadon glaze
5th-6th centuryChineseRock crystal
19th centuryChinese