32.39 x 8.26 cm (12 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
17th-20th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
10th-11th centuryChineseYue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze
3rd-4th century CEChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze over carved ribs and appliqué handles
11th centuryChineseCast bronze with greenish patina; with inscription cast on the interior
14th-11th century BCEChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
15th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
19th centuryChineseCast bronze with decoration inlaid in hseet gold, silver, and sheet silver
17th centuryChineseYue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze
3rd-4th century CEChineseProto Porcelain: stoneware with thin ash glaze Proto Porcelain: stoneware with thin ash glaze
5th-4th century BCEChineseLight gray stoneware with impressed and appliqué decoration; with localized areas of light blue on the surface, perhaps slip applied before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGray earthenware
9th-7th century BCEChinese