first half 8th century
H. 37 x W. 30.5 x D.15.5 cm (14 9/16 x 12 x 6 1/8 in.)
Anthony M. Solomon, New York (by 2003), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
Molded medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments on white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, reddish buff earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseLight gray sandstone with traces of polychromy; from north wall of Tianlongshan Cave 21, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded and carved white earthenware with applique elements and traces of cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded off-white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments on white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with variegated, lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
9th centuryChineseGilt bronze
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7th-8th centuryChinese