1st-2nd century CE
Relief pattern resembling bamboo shoots.
Terracotta
6th century BCEGreekBronze
7th century BCEIranianCast bronze; with dedicatory inscription cast on vessel floor
11th-10th century BCEChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamels added at a later date; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Tianqi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseTranslucent dark green nephrite with black inclusions (so-called spinach-green jade)
19th centuryChineseTerracotta; pale yellow clay with slip and applied purple
6th century BCEGreekCast bronze with greenish patina; with inscription cast on vessel floor
11th-10th century BCEChineseLacquer, black and red, with silver
ChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration incised and carved into an all-over coating of white slip, the whole piece covered with a clear, transparent glaze
12th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
19th centuryChineseTerracotta
ItalicElectroplated metal
17th centuryGerman