H. 29.21 cm (11 1/2 in.)
Proto-porcelain: stoneware with thin ash glaze
11th-9th century BCEChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChineseEarthenware with traces of cinnabar
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseStoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseBronze
ChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lowest portion dressed with dark purplish brown slip. Probably from the Xiaoyu cun kilns at Huairen, Shanxi province.
12th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue, emerald-green and caramel-brown glazes over stamped decoration on the interior and lead-fluxed caramel glaze on the exterior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseDing-type ware: translucent, off-white porcelaneous stoneware with clear glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseEarthenware with green splashed lead glaze
9th-10th centuryChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: molded brick-red earthenware with degraded lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze
1st-3rd century CEChinese