first half 8th century
44 x 11.5 x 10 cm (17 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
Molded medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments on white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
7th-8th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of polychromy
7th-8th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded and carved white earthenware with applique elements and traces of cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
8th centuryChineseOff-white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white slip (or white gesso?) ground in localized areas
8th centuryChineseMolded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments 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 centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed, amber-brown glaze
8th centuryChineseWhite marble
8th centuryChinese