c. 499 BCE-323 BCE
actual: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Transparent amber glass over lead core, the lead possibly covered with gold foil
ChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow enamel; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Hongzhi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseWoven sheet silver
6th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekCeramic
11th centuryEgyptianCast bronze with dark green, speckled patina; with a 12-character dedication inscribed on both the vessel floor and lid interior
9th century BCEChineseBlue-green glass
1st-2nd century CERomanSilver-gilt
17th centuryBritishMonochrome lead-glazed ware: buff earthenware with lead-fluxed, orange-brown glaze over incised decoration, the decoration incised into the wash of white slip that covers the vessel's interior, the white slip continuing over the upper portion of the exterior
10th-11th centuryChineseBuff clay with dark brown painted decoration
3rd-2nd millennium BCEIranianLight gray stoneware with impressed and appliqué decoration; with localized areas of light blue on the surface, perhaps slip applied before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTerracotta
Greek