early 7th century
H. 28.6 x L. 21 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Gilt bronze
7th centuryChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze
7th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, buff earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with traces of straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and cold-painted pigments
6th-7th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone, with traces of pigment. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
7th centuryChineseMolded brick-red earthenware with traces of cold-painted green, red, orange, and black pigments over a white ground
7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably limestone, with traces of pigments and gilding
7th centuryChineseMolded medium gray earthenware
3rd-7th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
7th centuryChinese