first half 5th century BCE
17.8 x 12.5 cm (7 x 4 15/16 in.)
Terracotta
7th century BCEGreekJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide, the lip banded with silver. From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province.
13th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with impressed and applique decoration; with localized areas of light blue on the surface, perhaps slip applied before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTerracotta, black glaze, decorated with grooves
5th-4th century BCEEtruscanWhite ware: white stoneware with pale grayish olive glaze
7th-8th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChineseCast bronze with gray-green patina; with a five-character dedicatory inscription cast on vessel floor
10th-8th century BCEChineseTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekTerracotta