12th-13th century
H. 7.3 x Diam. 18.42 cm (2 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Cast bronze with gray patina; with inscription cast on both the vessel floor and lid interior
12th century BCEChineseCast bronze with greenish patina
11th-10th century BCEChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseHard-paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
GermanSilver plate
19th centuryAmericanNickel silver and ebony
20th centuryGermanTerracotta; reddish yellow clay with slip
7th-6th century BCEGreekLight gray stoneware with blackened surfaces, the decoration polished into the matte surface before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseMonochrome-glazed ware: pale pink earthenware with (partially degraded) lead-fluxed, clear glaze over white slip ground on the exterior; the pale blue splashes applied over the glaze in the twentieth century, using blue ink or pigment; with lead-fluxed, yellow glaze on the interior
8th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
1st-2nd century CERoman