c. 1600
13.5 x 27 cm (5 5/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Cast bronze; Zhengzhou phase, Erligang type
16th-15th century BCEChineseFritware pierced and painted with black (chromium) under clear alkali glaze
17th-18th centuryTerracotta, black ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekMetal
Terracotta
6th-2nd century BCEGreekGlass with applied colors
19th centuryAmericanEnamel on metal
19th centuryFrenchPunch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over inscription incised through white-slip ground
15th-16th centuryKoreanCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseBlack and ivory paint on terre de faience
20th centurySpanishLight gray stoneware with pitted, grayish white glaze
17th centuryJapanese