c. 500-535
23.5 x 6.5 x 7 cm (9 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Gilt bronze; with spurious inscription on pedestal and on back of the halo
6th-7th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseCarved sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseCast bronze with cold-worked elements
5th-6th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of pigment; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseMolded medium gray earthenware
3rd-7th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, buff earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas
6th-7th centuryChinese