16th century
35.24 cm (13 7/8 in.)
Pale green glass
5th-6th centuryRomanJade carved in Mughal style; pale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong Cuiyun guan yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Lodge of Emerald Clouds) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
Jun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze
13th-14th centuryChineseTerracotta
18th-16th century BCENear EasternCast bronze with dark green, speckled patina; with a 12-character dedication inscribed on both the vessel floor and lid interior
9th century BCEChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChinesePressed glass
Terracotta; greenish clay, black glaze and red paint
6th century BCEGreek