late 9th-10th century
From the Huangpu kiln, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.
H. 3.7 x Diam. 16.7 cm (1 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Sotheby's, New York (December 1992, Lot no. 261)
Bronze
ChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseBlack Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze iron oxide. From the Huangpu kiln complex, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province
11th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryAmericanGlass
20th centuryAustrianJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide, the lip bound with tin, the base with an incised number, and the lower portion of the bowl with a brush-written inscription reading "Shang zhai ji". From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province.
12th-13th centuryChineseFritware
13th-14th centuryPersianTerracotta
4th century CEGreekGlass
1st-4th century CEGraeco-RomanTerracotta
14th century BCEMycenaeanCeramic
17th centuryDutch