19th-20th century
Reproduction of a gold Vapheio cup with repoussé decoration showing a wild bull hunt in action. The original was found in a tholos tomb in Vapheio, Laconia.
6.9 x 8.1 cm (2 11/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
Monochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with yellow enamel on the exterior and clear glaze on the interior; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseBlue-green glass
Graeco-RomanEnamelled ware: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome and gold enamels
19th centuryChinesePunch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip on the white-slip ground. Made near Kongju, at the foot of Mount Kyeryong, South Ch'ungch'ŏng province.
16th centuryKoreanCeramic
19th centuryJapanese
Gold-plated bronze, iron, and wood
5th century BCELeaded bronze
1st-2nd century CERomanEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChinese'Qingbai' ware: porcelain with pale bluish glaze over incised and carved decoration, the interior with appliqué containers, stylized sculpture, and leaf stems, the appliqué elements touched with iron-brown slip to add areas of localized color in firing. Probably from a kiln in Fujian province.
12th-13th centuryChineseHard-paste porcelain with monochrome enamel decoration
18th centuryGermanPlain celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze
12th centuryKorean