8th century
70 x 31.5 x 20.5 cm (27 9/16 x 12 3/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Molded brick red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with amber-brown, lead-fluxed glaze
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with ead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glaze over stamped decoration
8th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseOff-white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white slip (or white gesso?) ground in localized areas
8th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of polychromy
7th-8th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-brown glaze
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with caramel-brown and emerald-green lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed face and hands
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChinese