first half 8th century
H. 2.9 x Diam. 5.4 cm (1 1/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Hammered and turned Bronze
8th centuryChineseEarthenware with cold-painted decoration
8th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with olive-green ash glaze over applique lug handles
8th-9th centuryChineseBurnished black stoneware
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 centuryChineseStoneware with brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear glaze mottled with cobalt blue
8th centuryChineseSilver with repousse decoration picked out in parcel gilding
7th-8th centuryChineseMarbled earthenware with amber colored lead glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes
8th centuryChineseBurnished black earthenware
8th-9th centuryChinese