first half 8th century
44 x 11.5 x 10 cm (17 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
Molded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments 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 centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-brown glaze and with localized splashes of emerald green
8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseMolded, reddish buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChinese