first half 8th century
44 x 11.5 x 10 cm (17 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
"Sancai" (three-color) ware: molded white earthenware with clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown lead-fluxed glazes and cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-brown glaze
8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
7th-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
8th centuryChineseMolded, reddish buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded buff earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigment
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three color") family of wares: molded pinkish white earthenware with caramel-brown and pale-green lead-fluxed glazes (and with grooved spine for attachment of hair from the mane of an actual horse)
8th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with emerald-green, caramel-brown, and clear lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th centuryChinese