10th century
4.45 x 14.29 cm (1 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)
Copper alloy
8th-7th century BCEIranianMonochrome enameled ware: porcelain with an all-over coating of yellow enamel over underglaze incised decoration; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseTerracotta
2nd century CERomanTerracotta
3rd millennium BCECypriotMedium gray earthenware with decoration applied with a cord-wrapped paddle; with impressed seal at shoulder
8th-5th century BCEChineseArita ware, Kakiemon style: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels
18th-19th centuryJapaneseHigh-tin bronze
8th-9th centuryPersianBronze
IranianEnameled 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 centuryChineseHard-paste decorated with polychrome enamels
18th-19th centuryGermanTerracotta
7th-6th century BCEEtruscanJun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChinese