c. 650 BCE-600 BCE
21.59 cm (8 1/2 in.)
From the collection of Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg.
Gray earthenware
4th century BCEChineseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseSterling
20th centuryAmericanTerracotta
GreekMetal
20th centuryGermanDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over mold-impressed decoration, the unglazed rim bound with metal. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
12th centuryChineseIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised bowstring lines
12th centuryKoreanHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamels added at a later date; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Tianqi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseSilver
17th centuryBritishMedium gray stoneware with combed, incised, and applique decoration
1st-2nd century CEChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreek