second half 6th-7th century
H. 6.8 x Diam. 8.5 cm (2 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., New York Said to be formerly owned by a Mrs. Black, Peking, 1934
Earthenware
10th centuryPersianEarthenware
20th centuryPersianSilver
19th centuryBritishEnamel
ChineseTerracotta
GreekGlass
20th centuryDutchMonochrome enameled ware: porcelain with overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading 'Da Ming Hongzhinian zhi' within a double circle on the base
15th-16th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekMetal
20th centuryGermanNumbered 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 centuryChineseCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseEarthenware with lead fluxed glaze
6th-7th centuryChinese