probably late 11th-early 12th century
5 x 12.8 cm (1 15/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
William B. Goldstein, M.D. purchased from The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York
Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decor. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
15th centuryChineseBlue faience
4th-1st century BCEHellenisticTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekSilver
18th centuryAmericanSilver
18th centuryIrishTerracotta
GreekMarble
6th century BCEGreekSancai ("three color") ware: pinkish white earthenware with lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splahed clear glaze on the interior and lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze on the exterior, the (slightly degraded) glazes over a white-slip ground
8th centuryChineseCast bronze
14th-11th century BCEChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEGreek