first third 6th century
18.5 x 12 x 12 cm (7 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
4th-6th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of gesso and polychromy
6th centuryChineseProbably gray limestone with traces of pigment and accretions; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, brick-red earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas
6th-7th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinese