probably 17th century
Diam. 17.8 cm (7 in.)
Gilded metal
17th centuryDutchTerracotta
PersianPale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseFritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin
12th-13th centurySilver, gold-plated copper and enamel
15th centuryGermanLight gray stoneware with variegated copper-green glaze applied with a brush, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseTerracotta; pale reddish clay with slip
8th century BCEGreekCold-painted funerary ware: molded light gray earthenware with cold-painted red pigment
1st-3rd century CEChineseTerracotta
GreekEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark on base reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
19th-20th centuryJapaneseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated dark purple and blue glaze with metal fitting at the mouth; originally a 'zhadou'-shaped flower pot with the Chinese numeral 10 (shi) impressed into the base before firing
15th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze over incised, carved, and combed decoration. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
13th centuryChinese