c. 430 BCE-370 BCE
actual: 14.3 x 11.6 cm (5 5/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
Ceramic
18th centuryJapanesePlaster
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
17th-18th centuryChineseHuangpu black-glazed ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze decoratively applied over a thick coat of white slip that covers the interior and that portion of the exterior under the lip. From the Huangpu kiln, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.
9th-10th centuryChineseStoneware with celadon glaze
6th-7th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: pinkish buff earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green and amber-yellow glazes over incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChineseTerracotta; buff clay
3rd-2nd millennium BCEMinoanStoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze
12th centuryKoreanFritware with luster decoration
13th centuryPersianCloisonne enamel; polychrome enamels within brass cloisons on a copper base
19th centuryJapaneseReddish buff earthenware with appliqué handles and cord-impressed decoration. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu Qinghai, or Shaanxi province or Inner Mongolia.
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChinese