17th century
Turquoise glazed jar
actual: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseFritware
13th centuryPersianFritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin
12th-13th centuryReddish earthenware covered in white slip, carved, and painted with green (copper), yellow (iron), and dark brown (manganese) under clear lead glaze (with zinc and barium)
20th centurySilver
18th centuryAmericanEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome enamels
19th centuryChineseAlabaster
3rd millennium BCEEgyptianSilver
17th centuryBritishYue-type ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over applique lug handles; the damaged rim banded in metal; painted decoration added in modern times. From northern China -- place of manufacture uncertain.
6th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze buff slip. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-14th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
5th century BCEGreekNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Dongnuan ge louxia yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the East Heated Chamber, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChinese