4th century BCE
7.1 x 5.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Probably bought by Henry W. Haynes, 1873-1878. Bequest of Henry W. Haynes to the Department of the Classics, 1912. Transfer from the Department of the Classics, 1977.
Cup made from five hundred silver dollars
19th centuryCubanFritware with molded decoration under white glaze
12th-13th centuryPersianNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseBuff earthenware with decoration painted in black and burgundy slips, the surface burnished before firing. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
3rd millennium BCEChineseTerracotta
2nd millennium BCENear EasternCeramic
19th centuryRussianTerracotta
4th-1st century BCEGreekGray stoneware with stamped decoration
7th-8th centuryKoreanHard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamel decoration, and gilding
18th centuryGermanCeramic
19th centuryRussianBlack earthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChinese