15th-17th century
H. 6.3 x Depth 11.9 cm (2 1/2 x 4 11/16 in.)
Molded light gray earthenware with incised, stamped, and gouged decoration
3rd-1st century BCEChineseLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: pinkish buff earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green and amber-yellow glazes over incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChineseBrick-orange earthenware with impressed decoration
5th millennium BCEChineseTerracotta; buff clay, white slip with red and black decoration
11th-8th century BCECypriotSilver colored
Unidentified cultureNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 4 (si) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong jingqi xuan yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Pavilion of Serene Repose) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseSilver plate
19th centuryAmericanTerracotta
GreekNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Changchun shuwu yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the Studio of Everlasting Spring) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseOpaque black glass
2nd-3rd century CERomanExport blue-and-white ware, kraak porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
16th-17th centuryChinese