first third 6th century
27 x 7 x 4.5 cm (10 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Marble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of gesso and polychromy
6th centuryChineseBuff sandstone. From Yungang, Shanxi province.
5th-6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy
6th centuryChinese