first third 6th century
37.5 x 35.5 x 20.5 cm (14 3/4 x 14 x 8 1/16 in.)
Molded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, buff earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze
6th-7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
4th-6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinese