first third 6th century
9.5 x 12.5 x 4 cm (3 3/4 x 4 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze; with spurious inscription on pedestal and on back of the halo
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with traces of pigment and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseMolded medium gray earthenware
3rd-7th centuryChineseGray stone, perhaps marble with polychromy over white ground
6th centuryChinese