c. 400-1500
Bequest of Henry W. Haynes to the Department of the Classics, 1912. Transfer from the Department of the Classics, 1977.
Terracotta
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta
7th century BCEEtruscanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue and purple glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseBlack earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue, the background areas embellished later with overglaze red enamel; underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Zhengde nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseCarved wood, the knob made of semi-precious stone
19th-20th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekEnameled ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against an overglaze red enamel ground, the reserved elements embellished with green and black enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseGlass
1st-2nd century CERomanTerracotta; buff clay, brown glaze, incised white
7th century BCEGreekQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChinese