first third 6th century
9 x 17 x 6 cm (3 9/16 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Cast bronze with cold-worked elements
5th-6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware
6th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseProbably limestone
6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChinese