12th-13th century
H. 1.7 x Diam. 11.1 cm (11/16 x 4 3/8 in.)
Walter C. Sedgwick purchased from J.J. Lally, New York.
Ding ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration, the unglazed rim originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns in Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseBuff-colored earthenware painted with black (manganese and iron), yellow (lead-tin), and green (copper) under clear lead glaze
10th centuryPersian
Nickel silver and ebony
20th centuryGermanJian 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 medium brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseGilt silver
16th centuryGermanCeramic
20th centuryIndianTerracotta
7th century BCEGreekSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear glaze mottled with cobalt blue
8th centuryChineseMarble
3rd millennium BCECycladic