8th-9th century
14.7 x 11 x 6.1 cm (5 13/16 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
William B. Goldstein, M.D. purchased from Roger Keverne, London
Carved rhinoceros horn
16th-17th centuryChinesePlaster
Terracotta
GreekPorcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamel designs and yellow enamel ground added at a later date; with spurious overglaze black enamel mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base, the mark and double circle also covered in yellow enamel
16th-17th centuryChineseReddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with black (manganese and iron) under clear lead glaze
9th-10th centuryPersianSilver
18th centuryAmericanClay
13th-15th centuryNative AmericanTerracotta
4th-5th century CEBlack earthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a circle on the base
18th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese