first third 6th century
27 x 7 x 4.5 cm (10 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseSandstone; from niche outside of Yungang Cave 16, Shanxi province
5th-6th centuryChineseYellow stone with brown markings
1st millennium CEChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze; with inscription on the stand dated to 548
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy. Probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province.
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
4th-6th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with pigments over a gesso ground; possibly from Longmen
6th centuryChinese