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
Silver
17th-19th centuryFrenchTerracotta
GreekBronze
ChineseTerracotta, black to brown buff-ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishGreen Jun ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta
GreekNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Dongnuan ge louxia yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the East Heated Chamber, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryBritishTerracotta
1st century CERoman