early 8th century
30.5 cm (12 in.)
Gilt bronze
8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded off-white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments on white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseOff-white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white slip (or white gesso?) ground in localized areas
8th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, reddish buff earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseWhite marble
8th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChinese