c. 1931
10 x 10.8 cm (3 15/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
Chrome-plated steel and ebony
20th centuryGermanCeramic
ChineseGlass
ItalianCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip on a white slip ground. Probably from the Guantai kilns, near Handan, Hebei province.
12th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
15th-16th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes
8th centuryChineseCeramic
19th centuryPersianYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.
9th-10th centuryChineseCeramic
20th centurySwedishTurned bronze
7th-9th centuryChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over appliqué decoration
4th century CEChineseTerracotta
Etruscan