19th century
45.72 cm (18 in.)
Ceramic
13th-14th centuryPersianTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekBlackened gray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchBrass
19th centuryFrenchCast bronze
ChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishCeramic
20th centuryDutchMetal
20th centuryGermanTerracotta, gray ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianJizhou-type ware, probably Tushan ware: light gray stoneware with variegated brown and amber glazes over a white slip ground, the lower portion of the bottle coated with dark russet slip. Probably from the kilns at Tushan, Sichuan province.
12th-14th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with incised and carved decoration. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
15th-16th centuryChinese