2nd century BCE
17.15 cm (6 3/4 in.)
Black earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseLight gray stoneware with blackened surfaces, the decoration polished into the matte surface before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTerracotta
4th century BCESouth ItalianPorcelain with interior decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with gold enamel painted on a red enamel ground added to the exterior at a later date; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Yongle nian zhi" within a single circle on the base.
16th-17th centuryChineseFritware painted with blue (cobalt) and brown (chromium) under clear alkali glaze
17th centuryFritware with slip painting and sgraffito decoration under turquoise glaze (silhouette-ware)
12th-13th centuryPersianTerracotta
Fritware with luster decoration
13th centuryPersianFritware
13th centuryPersianBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue hallmark in a double square, all within a double circle
19th centuryChinese