late Tang to Song period, 9th-13th century
H. 2.2 x Diam. 3.2 cm (7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with appliqué handles and with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lower portion and the interior dressed with medium brown glaze
12th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain, "ox blood" type: porcelain with variegated copper red glaze with crackled green transmutations on the neck and mouth
19th centuryChineseCast bronze; with an inscription cast behind the animal's neck
14th-11th century BCEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 6 (liu) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChinesePale grayish white nephrite
19th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
15th centuryChineseLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: pinkish buff earthenware with lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes over a white-slip ground
11th centuryChineseBlack earthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseEarthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChinese