18th-19th century
2.86 x 6.03 cm (1 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Terracotta
5th century BCEGreekPlain celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze
12th centuryKoreanEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved in white against an underglaze cobalt-blue ground and overglaze yellow enamel over the reserved decoration; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" reserved against an underglaze cobalt-blue ground within a double circle, the mark and double-circle picked out in yellow enamel
16th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryKoreanCeramic
15th centurySyrianCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with lustrous clear glaze over white slip ground, the glaze enlivened with three emerald-green splashes
10th-11th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChinesePlaster
Terracotta
GreekSilver
19th centuryFrenchSilver, ivory
19th centuryBritish, ScottishTerracotta, with blackened rim, and dark streak across middle
1st century BCEGreek