c. 500-535
23.5 x 6.5 x 7 cm (9 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseWhite marble. From Dingzhou, Hebei province.
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseStoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of polychromy; from Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted red pigment over white ground
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChinese