206 BCE-220 CE
H. 29 x Diam. 16.9 cm (11 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Stoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with an all-over coating of white slip under a clear glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Dongnuan ge louxia yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the East Heated Chamber, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseBlue-green glass
Graeco-RomanEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the designs reserved against a ground of overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Hongzhi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
15th-16th centuryChineseStoneware with dark brown glaze
9th-10th centuryChineseTerracotta; pale yellow clay and slip with light brown paint and applied purple
7th century BCEGreekLeaded bronze, traces of gilding
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekSilver-gilt
17th centuryBritishEarthenware with bichrome slip-painted decoration
3rd millennium BCEChinese