first third 6th century
23.5 x 6.5 x 7 cm (9 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Molded light gray eartheware with traces of cold-painted pigments on a white ground
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseSandstone with faint traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseWhite marble; probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseLimestone; from central pillar of North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze; with inscription on the stand dated to 548
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseCarved stone with traces of pigment. Probably from Shandong province
6th centuryChinese