19th-20th century
Reproduction of a gold, stemmed Mycenaean cup with repoussé lions along rim. The original was found in Grave circle A at Mycenae.
10.6 x 11.1 cm (4 3/16 x 4 3/8 in.)
Silver
18th centuryBritishYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChineseEarthenware with lead fluxed glaze
6th-7th centuryChineseTerracotta
Carved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseTerracotta
EtruscanNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lowest portion of the exterior dressed with black slip. From the Xiaoyu cun kilns at Huairen, Shanxi province.
12th centuryChineseSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishGilt bronze
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseTinned copper
17th centuryPersianTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekMonochrome glazed porcelain, "peach bloom" type; porcelain with rose-colored, copper-red glaze suffused with green and buff mottles; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
18th-19th centuryChinese