12th-13th century
H. 7.1 × Diam. 12.3 cm (2 13/16 × 4 13/16 in.)
William B. Goldstein, M.D. purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., New York
Blue-green glass
4th-5th century CERomanBronze
5th century BCEEtruscanTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekElectrotype of gold original; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the rim with clear glaze over white slip
11th-12th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekNumbered-Jun-type ware: light gray stonware with variegated lavender-blue glaze, the glaze shading to olive brown where thin
15th centuryChineseJun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChinesePorcelain with overglaze red, green, and gold enamels; rim repaired with gold lacquer
18th centuryJapaneseSancai ("three color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze on the interior and lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splashed clear glaze on the lip and exterior, the glazes slightly degraded
8th centuryChineseCarved Wood with nephrite knob
19th-20th centuryChinese