early 1st millennium BCE
21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Terracotta
5th century BCEGreekSteel with gold overlay
19th centuryPersianTerracotta
4th century BCESouth ItalianBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian xhi" within a double circle on the base
19th centuryChineseCarved celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised and carved decoration
12th centuryKoreanCeramic
16th centuryItalianExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with mold-impressed designs and decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseRaku ware: light gray earthenware with black glaze and with seal on base reading "Raku"
19th centuryJapaneseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow and red enamels
16th-17th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekRed, green and black lacquer
ChineseBuff-colored earthenware painted with black (manganese and iron), yellow (lead-tin), and green (copper) under clear lead glaze
10th centuryPersian