4th century BCE
8.1 × 4.1 × 4.9 cm (3 3/16 × 1 5/8 × 1 15/16 in.) 41.6 grams
Purchased from Charles Kelekian, New York.
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a circle on the base
18th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with impressed and applique decoration; with localized areas of light blue on the surface, perhaps slip applied before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTerracotta
RomanGlass
20th centurySwedishBronze
ChineseFritware with overglaze painted decoration in luster
12th-13th centuryPersianBlue-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 centuryChineseLacquer on wood
17th-19th centuryJapaneseWhite stoneware with transparent glaze tinged with green
6th-7th centuryChineseSilver
17th-19th centuryFrench