1st century BCE-3rd century CE
1.4 x 4.1 cm (9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinesePlaster
19th centuryItalianLight wood on dark wood panel, in carved frame
19th-20th centuryAmericanMarble
19th centuryAmericanTerracotta, remains of white slip, traces of paint
5th-4th century BCEGreekMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseBronze
20th centuryFrenchTerracotta
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanRed sandstone
IndianBuff sandstone with traces of pigment; probably from the cave temples at Yungang, Datong, Hebei province
5th centuryChineseGreen jadeite
7th-10th centuryMexicanStone
13th-14th centuryFrench