11th century
9.8 x 11.5 cm (3 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
John J. Herrmann Jr. and Annewies van den Hoek, purchased in the 1970s.
Terracotta; grayish buff clay, brown glaze
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta, black ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianSilver
20th centuryDanishCopper alloy
1st-3rd century CERomanwood
ChineseTerracotta; reddish clay with black paint
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta
9th-8th century BCEGreekNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseCeramic
15th centuryGermanEnameled procelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze green and black enamels and with molded mountain and wave pattern; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Tongzhi nian zhi" on the base
19th centuryChineseFritware, black painted under turquoise glaze
12th-13th centurySyrianBlack earthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChinese