12th-13th century
10 x 20 cm (3 15/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Ding ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Dongnuan ge louxia yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the East Heated Chamber, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekTerracotta
EtruscanCast bronze with malachite and copper inlays
5th century BCEChineseFritware, black painted under turquoise glaze
12th-13th centurySyrianSilver
17th centuryBritishSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishBrass
16th centuryGermanCast bronze
2nd-1st century BCEChinesePlaster
20th centuryMinoan