first third 6th century
34.5 x 13 x 19.5 cm (13 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Gilt bronze
6th centuryChineseSandstone with faint traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseMolded medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted polychrome pigments on a white ground
6th centuryChineseLimestone; from central pillar of North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy and traces of gilding
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseLimestone with traces of gilding and polychrome pigment
6th-7th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinese