first third 6th century
34.5 x 13 x 19.5 cm (13 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Molded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseSandstone; Yungang style
5th-6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with pigments over a gesso ground; possibly from Longmen
6th centuryChineseYellow stone with brown markings
1st millennium CEChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChinese