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

Gilt bronze

White marble with polychromy and traces of gilding

Molded, gray earthenware

Gilt bronze

Molded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments

White marble with polychromy. Probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province.

Bronze; with inscription on the stand dated to 587

Molded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground

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

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Carved sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Lead-glazed ware: molded, brick-red earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas