first half 8th century
32.3 x 31.3 cm (12 11/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
Gilt bronze
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with caramel-brown and emerald-green lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed face and hands
8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded off-white earthenware with traces of cold-painted polychrome pigment
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with emerald-green, caramel-brown, and clear lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseWhite marble
8th-9th centuryChineseMolded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-brown glaze
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th 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 centuryChinese