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
Terracotta
5th century BCEGreekMetal
20th centuryGermanTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekSue ware: gray surfaced reddish-brown stoneware with incised decoration
7th-8th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseUnglazed marbled ware: white, light gray, and dark brown laminated clays
12th centuryKoreanLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze over molded decoration. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
12th-13th centuryChineseTerracotta
3rd millennium BCEMinoanCarved celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration
12th centuryKoreanLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: pinkish buff earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green and amber-yellow glazes over incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChineseFritware, black painted under turquoise glaze (some modern over paint inside)
12th-13th centurySyrianGrayish brown agate with dark brown mottles
19th centuryChinese