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.
Terracotta
5th century BCEGreekLight gray stoneware with blackened surfaces, the decoration polished into the matte surface before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryKoreanTerracotta
15th-14th century BCEMycenaeanLongquan celadon ware; molded light gray stoneware with applique handles and celadon glaze. From the kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
13th centuryChineseMetal
18th centuryGermanIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration. Reportedly recovered in Kaesŏng, Kyŏnggi province.
12th centuryKoreanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
17th-18th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain, "mirror black" type: porcelain with black glaze and decoration painted in overglaze gold enamel
18th centuryChineseTerracotta
8th-7th century BCEVillanovanBiscuit porcelain with decoration painted in green, aubergine, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseYue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze
3rd-4th century CEChinese