first half 8th century
H. 2.7 x Diam. 5.1 cm (1 1/16 x 2 in.)
Turned bronze
7th-9th centuryChineseOff-white stoneware with clear glaze
9th centuryChineseEarthenware with blue splashed lead glaze
8th centuryChineseBronze
7th-10th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with olive-green ash glaze over applique lug handles
8th-9th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze (now much degraded)
8th centuryChineseEarthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
8th centuryChineseStoneware with brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseSancai ("three color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze on the interior and lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splashed clear glaze on the lip and exterior, the glazes slightly degraded
8th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with medium brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseWhite ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseDing ware: Porcelain with pale, ivory-hued glaze over appliqué molded decoration. From North China, probably from the Ding kilns, near Quyang, Hebei province.
9th centuryChinese