c. 1540-1545
26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanSilver, fruitwood, ivory
18th centuryBritishCeramic
20th centuryAmericanTerracotta, black ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianFritware painted with black (chromium), turquoise (copper), blue (cobalt), brownish-red (iron), and pink (iron and tin) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin, and gilded.
12th-13th centuryGray stoneware with incised, appliqué, and openwork decoration and with splashes of natural ash glaze
5th-6th centuryKoreanCeramic
18th centuryAustrianPale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze over molded decoration and stylized Chinese character "shou" (longevity) impressed into the flat floor; the rim banded with metal
17th-18th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekMetal
18th centuryBritishWood
15th-16th centuryItalian