first third 6th century
70 x 22 x 10 cm (27 9/16 x 8 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Molded dark gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of polychromy; from Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseStoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseSandstone; Yungang style
5th-6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze
6th-7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChinese