Ding ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.

11th-12th centuryChinese

Vessels

Dish with Qur'anic Inscription

Unknown Artist, c. 1600

Copper

16th-17th centuryIndian

Vessels

Brown Ware Schnabelkanne-type Juglet

Unknown Artist

Terracotta

Vessels

Squat Lekythos (oil flask): Seated woman, swan and Eros

Unknown Artist, c. 400 BCE

Terracotta

5th-4th century BCEGreek

Vessels

Jade Covered Tripod Censer with Two Dragon-Head Ring-Handles, the Cover with a Knob in the Form of a Lion and Cub

Unknown Artist, late 18th-early 19th century, possibly Qianlong period (1736-1795)

Green jadeite, the vessel with inclusions of white albite

18th-19th centuryChinese

Vessels

Double-handled Jug

Unknown Artist, 2000 BCE-1550 BCE

Terracotta

2nd millennium BCENear Eastern

Vessels

Kylix (drinking cup): Satyrs and Maenads

Makron, c. 490-480 BCE

Terracotta

5th century BCEGreek

Vessels

Shallow Dish with Stylized Floral Decor

Unknown Artist, probably 12th century

Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration incised and carved into an all-over coating of white slip, the whole piece covered with a clear, transparent glaze

12th centuryChinese

Vessels

Globular Bottle with Lightly Flaring Mouth and Floral Decor

Unknown Artist, second half 20th century

Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue

20th centuryKorean

Vessels

Globular Aryballos: Warriors with Shields

Unknown Artist

Terracotta

Greek