16th century
Cylindrical form with flared rim and stepped foot. Central section has four protruding female busts between which are medallions with bearded males facing proper right.
8.89 x 12.54 cm (3 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.)
Hard-paste porcelain
18th-19th centuryGermanRed earthenware covered in off-white slip and painted with black (manganese and iron), green (chromium), and red (iron) under clear lead glaze
10th-11th centuryTerracotta
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanFritware, black painted under turquoise glaze
13th centurySyrianTerracotta
GreekFaience, with turquoise and yellow glaze
8th century BCEIranianTerracotta
7th-4th century BCEEgyptianEarthenware
10th-13th centurySyrianQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised and carved decoration
12th centuryChineseGrayish white jadeite with emerald green markings
18th-19th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritish