16th cent. - 17th cent.
3.7 x 8.7 x 6.9 cm (1 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Metal-hinged, velvet-lined wooden box containing numerous metal sewing machine attachments
20th centuryAmericanSilver
18th centuryBritishBronze
ChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, carved, and applique decoration. Probably from the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejian province.
10th-11th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekPale green glass
5th-6th centuryRomanTerracotta
7th century BCEEtruscanMottled buff and olive-green nephrite, dimly translucent at the edges
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseBronze with openwork decoration and with inlays of turquoise and malachite. Reportedly unearthed in 1911 in the vicinity of Xi'an, Shaanxi province
5th-4th century BCEChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue hallmark reading "Shendetang zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded light gray earthenware with cold-painted red pigment
1st-3rd century CEChinese