Leaded bronze
1st century BCEGraeco-RomanTerracotta
GreekXing or Xing-type ware: porcellaneous white stoneware with pale blue glaze over white slip on the interior and upper portion of the exterior; probably from kilns in Hebei province, perhaps from the Xing kilns at Neiqiu, Hebei province
9th-10th centuryChineseSilver, gold-plated copper and enamel
15th centuryGermanCast bronze; with inscription on the vessel floor and interior of cover
20th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong Sui'an shi yong"(Palace of Double Glory, used in the Room of Ease and Contentment) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseCopper alloy
8th-7th century BCEIranianSilver
19th centuryBritishTerracotta
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanPorphyry with gold ormoulu mounts
18th centuryFrenchHorn
17th centuryChineseBlackened gray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChinese