Zhengde period, 1506-1521
H. 4.5 x Diam. 21.5 cm (1 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.)
Terracotta
5th century BCEGreekNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lowest portion dressed with dark purplish brown slip. Probably from the Xiaoyu cun kilns at Huairen, Shanxi province.
12th centuryChineseCoin silver
19th centuryAmericanPale blue-green glass
Graeco-RomanNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th-3rd century BCESouth ItalianTerracotta, black ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianWhite stoneware with appliqué handle and feet and with dark brown glaze on the exterior and clear glaze on the interior. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.
8th-9th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekHard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 2 (er) inscribed on base before firing; additional stroke added later to convert mark to numeral 3 (san)
15th centuryChineseMetal
Chinese