500 BCE-450 BCE
12.5 x 4 cm (4 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Metal
20th centuryGermanBronze
Chinese'Guan'-type ware: porcelain with thick grayish blue glaze over molded decoration; with inscription of the Qianlong Emperor dated to 1783 incised into the base
16th-17th centuryChineseTurned bronze
8th-9th centuryKoreanSilver
18th centuryAmericanTerracotta
4th century BCESouth ItalianLacquer on wood
17th-19th centuryJapaneseHigh-tin bronze
8th-9th centuryPersianFritware with molded decoration and underglaze painting in cobalt blue
17th centuryPersianTerracotta; buff clay, red glaze
8th century BCEGreekSilver
18th centuryBritishEnameled ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against an overglaze red enamel ground, the reserved elements embellished with green and black enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChinese