first third 6th century
27 x 7 x 4.5 cm (10 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Limestone with traces of gilding and polychrome pigment
6th-7th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of gesso and polychromy
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseMolded light gray eartheware with traces of cold-painted pigments on a white ground
6th-7th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze
6th-7th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChinese