first third 6th century
34.5 x 13 x 19.5 cm (13 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
4th-6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of gesso and polychromy
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseProbably limestone
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with traces of pigment and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of gesso and polychromy
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze and with traces of cold-painted pigments over the glaze
6th-7th centuryChineseSandstone with faint traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinese