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 centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, buff earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted red pigment over white ground
6th centuryChineseLimestone with traces of gilding and polychrome pigment
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded light gray eartheware with traces of cold-painted pigments on a white ground
6th-7th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy. Probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province.
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of pigment; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseLimestone with traces of pigment. From Gongxian, Henan province.
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChinese