first third 6th century
33.3 x 15.5 x 5.5 cm (13 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
6th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseCast bronze with cold-worked elements
5th-6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, light gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments and of gold leaf
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseSandstone with faint traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseWhite marble. From Dingzhou, Hebei province.
6th centuryChinese