Ding ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.

11th-12th centuryChinese

Vessels

'Liding' Ritual Food Vessel with 'Taotie' Decor

Unknown Artist, 12th-11th century BCE

Cast bronze; with inscription cast on the interior wall

12th-11th century BCEChinese

Vessels

Cruet Stand, Casters and Bottles

Isaac Ribouleau, 1727-1728

Silver

18th centuryBritish

Vessels

Alabastron

Unknown Artist, 5th-4th century BCE

Opaque blue glass with yellow decoration

5th-4th century BCEGreek

Vessels

Apulian-style Red-figure Kotyle

Unknown Artist, c. 350-300 BCE

Terracotta

4th century BCESouth Italian

Vessels

Small jar with strap handle

Unknown Artist, Banshan phase, c. 2650-2300 BCE

Earthenware with impressed decoration

3rd millennium BCEChinese

Vessels

Vase

Edvin Öhrström, c. 1938-1953

Glass

20th centurySwedish

Vessels

Large Ovoid Bottle with Dished Mouth

Unknown Artist, 18th century

Ceramic

18th centuryJapanese

Vessels

Teapot

William Thomson, c. 1820

Silver and wood

19th centuryAmerican

Vessels

Snuff Box

Thomas Tysoe, c. 1690

Silver, carnelian

17th centuryBritish

Vessels

Globular Jar with Short Neck and Flattened Everted Rim and Bronze-Style Geometric Decor

Unknown Artist, 8th-5th century BCE

Light gray earthenware with black painted decor

8th-5th century BCEChinese