mid 16th-early 17th century
H. 11.1 x Diam. 14.9 cm (4 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Porcelain with all-over application of overglaze red enamel (probably added at a later date); with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" within the hollow stem
16th centuryChineseTerracotta
16th-14th century BCEMycenaeanRed and white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze copper red
18th centuryKoreanHammered brass, incised and inlaid with silver (now mostly lost)
14th centuryPersianExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseKohiki type: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over brush-applied white slip, the slip carefully applied to form hard-edged geometric patterns, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapanesePorcelain with intermingled copper red and cobalt blue glazes
19th centuryChineseFritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin
13th centuryTerracotta
2nd millennium BCECypriotPale yellow glass
3rd-4th century CERomanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChinese