8th-9th century
H. 4 x W. 11.8 x Diam. 9.9 cm (1 9/16 x 4 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Christie's, New York in September 2001 (Sale 9822, Lot 27) Formerly in the Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr. Collection, New York Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr. purchased from dealer C.T. Loo, New York in December 1949
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseHard paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
19th centuryGermanFaience
6th century BCEGreekSilver
18th centuryBritishSilver
18th centuryAmericanTerracotta
6th centuryGreekMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
17th-18th centuryChinesePunch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over stamped decoration inlaid with white slip
15th centuryKoreanTerracotta
3rd millennium BCECypriotReddish earthenware covered in whitish slip and painted with red (iron), black (manganese), green (copper), and yellow (stain from fine chromite particles) under clear lead glaze
10th centuryPersianTerracotta
4th century BCESouth Italian