early 8th century
30.5 cm (12 in.)
Gilt bronze
8th centuryChineseMolded, reddish buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with ead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glaze over stamped decoration
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: off-white earthenware with clear and caramel-brown lead-fluxed glazes, and with traces of cold-painted pigments in localized areas
8th centuryChineseMolded off-white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments on white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded pinkish-buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments on white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseYellow stone with brown markings
1st millennium CEChineseMolded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three color") family of wares: molded pinkish white earthenware with caramel-brown and pale-green lead-fluxed glazes (and with grooved spine for attachment of hair from the mane of an actual horse)
8th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChinese