Striding Warrior with Mouth Closed, from the tomb sculpture set: Two Striding, Armor-Clad, Bearded Warriors Wearing Helmets with Protective Neck and Ear Flaps, One with Mouth Open, One with Mouth Closed, Their Hands Positioned to Hold Weapons

Light gray limestone with pigments over a gesso ground; possibly from Longmen

Buff sandstone with traces of gesso and pigment; Yungang style

Stone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments

Sandstone; from niche outside of Yungang Cave 16, Shanxi province

Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.

Limestone with polychromy and gilding

White marble with polychromy. Probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province.

Gilt bronze

Gilt bronze

Gilt bronze; with inscription on the stand dated to 548

Molded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground