c. 550 BCE
10 × 9.8 cm (3 15/16 × 3 7/8 in.)
Pale blue-green glass
1st-2nd century CERomanSilver
18th centuryBritishSilver
18th centuryBritishBronze
ChineseGlass
19th centuryGermanCloisonné enamel ware; polychrome enamels on brass; with incised signature reading "Kyōto Namikawa" on a silver plaque adhered to the base
19th centuryJapaneseCizhou-type ware: light gray stoneware with medium brown glaze over white slip, the decoration incised into the glaze before firing to reveal the white slip. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.
16th centuryChineseCeramic
19th centuryJapaneseCast bronze with greenish patina; inscription is probably modern
9th-8th century BCEChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekGray stoneware with variegated clear, white, and pale lavender blue glazes over impressed decoration (so-called "mishima" technique); with incised signature of the artist reading "Makoto YABE" on the unglazed base, the surname written idiosyncratically
21st centuryJapaneseLavender jasperware body with applied lattice decoration in white relief
18th centuryBritish