Standing Sheep with Curving Horns, and with Structural Supports between the Legs

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Molded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments

Molded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments

White marble; probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province

Limestone with traces of pigment. From Gongxian, Henan province.

Lead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze

Gilt bronze

Sandstone with traces of polychromy; from Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.

Lead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze

Gilt bronze

Gilt bronze; with inscription on the stand dated to 548