12th-13th century
H. 7.9 x Diam. 20.1 cm (3 1/8 x 7 15/16 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Christie's, New York in September 2003 sale (Lot 243) Formerly in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Breece III, Evanston, Illinois Formerly in the collection of James Godfrey, Charlottesville, Virginia Formerly in the collection of Jan Hellner Collection, Stockholm
Cast bronze with greenish patina; with inscription cast on the interior
14th-11th century BCEChineseTerracotta
12th-11th century BCEMycenaeanLight gray stoneware with finely crackled, ivory-hued glaze
17th-19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze green and black enamels; with overglaze red enamel mark reading Tongzhi nian zhi within a double square on the base
19th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised bowstring line decoration on exterior
12th centuryChineseStoneware with brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChinesePlain celadon ware: very light gray porcellaneous stoneware with lightly crazed celadon glaze
14th-15th centuryKoreanMedium gray stoneware with incised and carved decoration
5th-6th centuryKoreanTerracotta
4th century CEGreekMarble, cinnabar
3rd millennium BCECycladicBuff earthenware with decoration painted in black and burgundy slips. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
3rd millennium BCEChinese