11th-early 12th century
each dish (average): 1.3 x 8.6 cm (1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)
Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM Shirley Nye purchased from Blitz Oriental Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ding ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseTerracotta; pale yellow clay with slip, blackish-brown paint and applied purple
7th-6th century BCEGreekBronze
13th centuryGermanUnderglaze slip-painted earthenware
10th centuryPersianGlass
20th centurySwedishBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue hallmark in a double square, all within a double circle
19th centuryChineseTerracotta, mold-made
6th centuryEtruscanBlack-surfaced gray stoneware with combed, appliqué, and openwork decoration
5th-6th centuryKoreanPewter
18th centuryGermanSilver
18th centuryBritishEarthenware with bichrome slip-painted decoration
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseRed lacquer
Chinese