12th-13th century
H. 27.9 cm (11 in.)
White jasperware head on blue ground
18th centuryBritishTerracotta
18th centuryItalianStone
14th-15th centuryIndianCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCESyro-HittiteTerracotta
2nd century BCEPre-ColumbianSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with emerald-green, caramel-brown, and clear lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseBronze
20th centuryGermanOval jasper medallion; high white relief on dipped blue ground
18th centuryBritishWood
17th centuryGermanLimestone
3rd century BCEEgyptianGray schist
1st-4th century CEGandharan