Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware glazed in hues of greenish tea-dust with blue undertones, the decoration painted in overglaze iron-brown slip

12th-13th centuryChinese

Vessels

Domed Cover with Small Knob in the Form of a Lotus Bud

Unknown Artist, 8th-9th century

Lead-glazed ware: light gray earthenware with incised decoration under emerald green, lead-fluxed glaze. Reportedly recovered in Ch'angnyŏng, South Kyŏngsang province.

8th-9th centuryKorean

Vessels

Chalice

John James Keith, 1849-1850

Silver

19th centuryBritish

Vessels

Covered Jar

Unidentified Artist, c. 1675

Silver gilt

17th centuryBritish

Vessels

Cup

Unknown Artist, late 6th-early 7th century

White stoneware with transparent glaze tinged with green

6th-7th centuryChinese

Vessels

Dish with Fluted Sides Imitating a Small Basket

Unknown Artist, 12th-13th century

Longquan celadon ware: molded light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze

12th-13th centuryChinese

Vessels

Cann

Unidentified Artist, c. 1755

Silver

18th centuryAmerican

Vessels

Circular Dish with Decoration of Phoenixes in Flight on the Interior and Eight Roundels, Each with an Auspicious Emblem, on the Exterior (one from a set)

Unknown Artist, Jiajing period, 1522-1566

Enameled ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against an overglaze red enamel ground, the reserved elements embellished with green and black enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base

16th centuryChinese

Vessels

Bowl with Lug

Unknown Artist, 2500-2000 BCE

Terracotta

3rd millennium BCECypriot

Vessels

Shallow Bowl

Unknown Artist, 6th-4th century BCE

Silver

6th-4th century BCEPersian