550 - 577
28.5 x 11 x 6 cm (11 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Stone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseProbably limestone
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy and traces of gilding
6th centuryChineseWhite marble; probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseMolded medium gray earthenware
3rd-7th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with traces of straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and cold-painted pigments
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
6th centuryChinese