late 14th-15th century
H. 4.6 x Diam. 16.4 cm (1 13/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Ex-Collection: David K. and Rita S. Jordt, Reno, Nevada
Terracotta
4th century BCEGreekNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze and with markings in overglaze iron-brown slip, the rim dressed with white slip under clear glaze, the base and unglazed lower portion with a brush-written inscription reading "Wei Han Han / Wei / Wei"
12th-13th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
5th century BCEEtruscanPale brown glass
1st-2nd century CERomanTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: off-white earthenware with applique molded decorative elements and lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over a white-slip ground
9th-11th centuryChineseCeramic
17th-18th centuryGermanGray stoneware with stamped decoration. Reportedly recovered near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province, in 1962 or 1963.
6th-7th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with carved decoration under a celadon glaze
20th centuryKoreanMetal
11th-12th centuryEgyptianDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritish