first half 8th century
44 x 11.5 x 10 cm (17 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
Molded pinkish-buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("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 areas
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments, gold leaf, and silver leaf
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
8th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of polychromy
7th-8th centuryChineseLight gray sandstone with traces of polychromy; from north wall of Tianlongshan Cave 21, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseMolded, reddish buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChinese