550 - 577
31 x 9 x 6.5 cm (12 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseBuff sandstone with traces of gesso and pigment; Yungang style
5th-6th centuryChineseProbably limestone
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze; with spurious inscription on pedestal and on back of the halo
6th-7th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseSandstone; Yungang style
5th-6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseStoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with traces of pigment and gilding
6th-7th centuryChinese