first half 8th century
12 x 18.5 x 7.5 cm (4 3/4 x 7 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Gilt bronze
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of polychromy
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded pinkish-buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseWhite marble
8th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments, gold leaf, and silver leaf
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with ead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glaze over stamped decoration
8th 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 centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments and oxidized silver leaf over white ground
8th centuryChinese