550 - 577
31 x 9 x 6.5 cm (12 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseMolded dark gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy and traces of gilding
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseBuff sandstone. From Yungang, Shanxi province.
5th-6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChinese