1st-2nd century CE
Undecorated, ring foot.
15.5 x 9 cm (6 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Monochrome ware: porcelain with cobalt blue glaze over incised decoration; with incised underglaze mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing Nian Zhi" within an incised double-circle on the base
16th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEItalicSoft-paste porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th-19th centuryChineseGray earthenware with incised decor
ChineseCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
7th century BCEItalo-CorinthianFritware
13th centuryPersianNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong Sui'an shi yong"(Palace of Double Glory, used in the Room of Ease and Contentment) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseCast bronze; with inscription cast on the vessel floor
13th-11th century BCEChineseFritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin
12th-13th century
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
19th-20th centuryChinese