first third 6th century
9.5 x 12.5 x 4 cm (3 3/4 x 4 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Lead-glazed ware: molded, brick-red earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
6th centuryChineseProbably gray limestone with traces of pigment and accretions; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseLimestone with traces of pigment. From Gongxian, Henan province.
6th centuryChineseMolded light gray eartheware with traces of cold-painted pigments on a white ground
6th-7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of gesso and polychromy
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
4th-6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with traces of pigment and gilding
6th-7th centuryChinese