10th century
6.5 x 20.5 cm (2 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Lavender jasperware body with applied lattice decoration in white relief
18th centuryBritishPewter
19th centuryGermanHakeme type: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over brush-applied white slip, the slip encouraged to run to create patterns, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseLight brown glass
1st-4th century CERomanPale brown glass
1st-2nd century CERomanTerracotta with brown lustrous paint
6th century BCEGreekEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels
16th-17th centuryChinese
Gray stoneware with variegated clear, white, and pale lavender blue glazes over impressed decoration (so-called "mishima" technique); with incised signature of the artist reading "Makoto YABE" on the unglazed base, the surname written idiosyncratically
21st centuryJapaneseTerracotta; pale reddish clay with slip, black paint
5th century BCEGreekCast bronze with greenish patina; with dedicatory inscription by Servitor Chen inscribed on both the vessel floor and lid interior
11th-10th century BCEChineseBlue-green glass
3rd-4th century CERomanTerracotta
5th century BCEGreek