c. 900 BCE
Imari ware: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt-blue
17th centuryJapaneseMetal
16th centuryItalianSilver
19th centuryAmericanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseTerracotta; buff clay, brown glaze
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta; black gloss and added red paint
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta
GreekBlack earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseTerracotta
GreekSilver
17th centuryBritishTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta, reddish clay, black glaze
6th century BCEGreek