first third 6th century
70 x 22 x 10 cm (27 9/16 x 8 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
4th-6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with pigments over a gesso ground; possibly from Longmen
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy. Probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province.
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze
6th-7th centuryChinese