550 - 577
each figure: H. 27.5 x W. 8 x D. 7.5 cm (10 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Anthony M. Solomon, New York (by 2003), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
Sandstone with faint traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseCarved sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseCast bronze with cold-worked elements
5th-6th centuryChineseMolded, light gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments and of gold leaf
6th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseWhite marble. From Dingzhou, Hebei province.
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
4th-6th centuryChineseGilt bronze; with inscription on the stand dated to 548
6th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChinese