early 5th century BCE
7.2 x 18.7 x 22.8 cm (2 13/16 x 7 3/8 x 9 in.)
Frederick M. Watkins, New Haven, CT, (by 1953-1972), bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1972.
Silver
17th-19th centuryFrenchTerracotta
14th century BCEMycenaeanPale blue-green glass
1st-3rd century CERomanGray stoneware with cord-impressed flute pattern
9th-10th centuryKoreanYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
3rd-4th century CEChineseEarthenware with brown lead glaze
1st-3rd century CEChineseReddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with brownish black (chromium, iron, and manganese) and blue (cobalt) under clear alkali glaze
19th-20th centuryNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) 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 centuryChineseHard-paste porcelain with monochrome enamel decoration
18th centuryGermanStoneware with dark brown glaze and overglaze blue splashes
8th-9th centuryChineseEnamelled ware: porcelain with yellow and green enamels applied on the biscuit over incised decoration, the interior and base with clear glaze; underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Zhengde nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChinese