mid 16th-early 17th century
H. 7.6 x Diam. 7.3 cm (3 x 2 7/8 in.)
Ding ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseBuff-colored earthenware painted with black (manganese), yellow (lead-tin), and green (copper) under clear lead glaze
10th centuryEarthenware with cord-marked decor
2nd-1st millennium BCEChineseCeramic
20th centuryGermanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with blackened surfaces, the decoration polished into the matte surface before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseYellow-green glass
1st-3rd century CERomanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
15th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with misfired dark brown glaze and bluish white markings, the markings probably from an application of ash
12th-13th centuryChineseJizhou ware: ivory white stoneware with decoration reserved in the biscuit against the dark brown glaze, the reserved designs covered with clear glaze over slip-painted details, selected details incised through the brown glaze. From the Jizhou kilns near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChinese