206 BCE-220 CE
H. 29 x Diam. 16.9 cm (11 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Terracotta
6th century BCEGreekFritware painted with black (chromium), blue (cobalt), turquoise (copper), and brownish-red (iron) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin.
12th-13th centuryPersianSilver
17th centuryBritishTerracotta
RomanCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseMonochrome glazed porcelain, "ox blood" type: porcelain with variegated copper red glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with blackened surfaces, the decoration polished into the matte surface before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide. Recovered from the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province
12th-13th centuryChineseSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishQingbai-type ware: molded porcelain with virtually colorless glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseTerracotta
2nd millennium BCEHurrian