10th century
8 x 23 cm (3 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over white slip and underglaze decoration painted in iron-brown and copper-green pigments, the rim with touches of iron-brown. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.
9th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow enamel; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Hongzhi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseTerracotta; reddish buff clay, brown glaze
8th century BCEGreekSilver
18th centuryBritishCeramic
17th centuryJapaneseQingbai-type ware: light gray stoneware, the upper portion with pale sky-blue glaze over applique molded decoration
13th-14th centuryChineseShell with gilt bronze fitting
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze buff slip. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-14th centuryChineseBiscuit porcelain with applique molded handles and decoration painted in green, aubergine, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on base and inside of cover
17th centuryChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration and turquoise inlays
2nd millennium BCEChinese