Pair of Guardian Creatures with Spiked Spines, One with a Human Face, One with a Feline Face

Limestone; from central pillar of North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province

Marble with polychromy

Medium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style

Marble with polychromy

Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments

Gilt bronze

Sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Stone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted red pigment over white ground