12th-early 13th century
max.: H. 4.4 × Diam. 18.1 cm (1 3/4 × 7 1/8 in.) foot: Diam. 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)
Fritware with molded decoration under monochrome blue glaze
11th-12th centuryPersianBiscuit porcelain with decoration painted in green, aubergine, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th-4th century BCEGreek?Light gray stoneware with incised, stamped, and openwork decoration
7th-8th centuryKoreanAlabaster
GreekCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with lustrous clear glaze over white slip ground, the glaze enlivened with three emerald-green splashes
10th-11th centuryChineseEarthenware with cord impressed decoration
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseTerracotta
9th-8th century BCEGreekMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with black glaze
18th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue. From the kilns at Punwŏn-ri, Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.
19th centuryKoreanHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGerman
Jun-type ware: light gray stoneware with light blue glaze enlivened with bluish-purple splashes from copper filings; with incised signature reading "Minoru" on the unglazed base
20th centuryJapanese