Sancai ("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 centuryChinese

Sculpture

Equestrian Female Figure with Pointed Boots, Her Hair in an Elaborately Braided and Twisted Topknot, and Hands Positioned to Hold the Reins of Her Standing, Saddled Horse

Unknown Artist, first half 8th century

Molded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Pair of Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad, Bearded Guardian Warriors, One with Mouth Open, One with Mouth Closed, Each with Pointed Boots and a Hand Raised to Waist Level as if Grasping a Lance or Spear, and Standing on a Rocky Base from which Protrude the Head and Tail of a Snake

Unknown Artist, 7th cent. - early 8th cent.

Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Two Standing Boars

Unknown Artist, first half 8th century

Lead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-brown glaze

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing, Plump Court Lady with Upturned, Pointed Shoes and an Elaborate Coiffure, Her Hands in a Gesture at Chest Level

Unknown Artist, mid 8th century

Molded, reddish buff earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white ground

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Standing Boar (One of Two)

Unknown Artist, first half 8th century

Lead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-brown glaze and with localized splashes of emerald green

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

One of a Pair of Standing Guardian Lions, Each with a Long-Stemmed Lotus Bud, from a Gilt-Bronze Altar Piece

Unknown Artist, 7th-first half 8th century

Gilt bronze

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Tomb Model in the Form of a Small Table or Platform Bed

Unknown Artist, 8th century

Monochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed, amber-brown glaze

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Guardian Warrior with Mouth Open, from the tomb sculpture set: Pair of Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad, Bearded Guardian Warriors

Unknown Artist, 7th cent. - early 8th cent.

Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Young Woman Playing Cymbals while Riding a Galloping Horse

Unknown Artist, late 7th-early 8th century

Molded brick red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Seated Buddha with Right Hand Raised in Abhaya mudra, with Attached Halo and Four-Legged Stand

Unknown Artist, probably 8th century, possibly 9th century

Gilt bronze

8th-9th centuryChinese