Model of a Bell-Shaped Lamp Stand
Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)
Jar with tigers and floral scrolls in relief
Eivormige pot van aardewerk, bedekt met een groen glazuur. Op de schouder een band met bloemranken onderbroken door vijf rennende tijgers.
Oval Wine Bowl with a Green Glaze
This pottery is covered with a dark green glaze that has degraded to a silvery white in places. The kiln where it was fired is not known, but such objects seem to have been produced solely in northern China. Th... more
Food Container (Kui)
Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)
Glazed brick
From Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Parthian
Figure of a Standing Dog
Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)
Model of a Brazier
Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)
Model of a Rectangular Brazier
Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)
Pot
Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Vase with C-shaped Handles
This vase was dusted with wood ash. During firing the glaze turned an olive green in these places while the brown-burnt biscuit of the rest of the vessel was coated only with kiln gloss. This type of early gree... more
Jar
early Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)
Glazed brick
From Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Parthian
Cylindrical jar
Iran or Northern Mesopotamia Parthian
Incense burner
This incense burner represents a mythical mountain where immortals roam. Such objects in the form of a mountain may have symbolized the entrance to the supernatural world, which the Han Chinese believed could b... more
Jar
Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Sasanian
Jar
Three Kingdoms pd. (57 BC–AD 668) Gaya federation, Great Gaya
Sherd
Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Sasanian
Small pot with remnants of green glaze
Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon Sasanian
Jug sherds
Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr Sasanian
Jar
Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr Sasanian