first third 6th century
18.5 x 12 x 12 cm (7 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted red pigment over white ground
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy and traces of gilding
6th centuryChineseBuff sandstone. From Yungang, Shanxi province.
5th-6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with traces of straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and cold-painted pigments
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseWhite marble; probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseLimestone with traces of gilding and polychrome pigment
6th-7th centuryChinese