first third 6th century
34.5 x 13 x 19.5 cm (13 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Probably gray limestone with traces of pigment and accretions; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy. Probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province.
6th centuryChineseBuff sandstone with traces of gesso and pigment; Yungang style
5th-6th centuryChineseMolded light gray eartheware with traces of cold-painted pigments on a white ground
6th-7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
4th-6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze
6th-7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseBuff sandstone. From Yungang, Shanxi province.
5th-6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinese