Parinirvana of the Buddha Shakyamuni Surrounded by Twelve Disciples

Molded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments

Medium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style

Marble with polychromy

White marble; probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province

White marble with polychromy

White marble with polychromy and traces of gilding

Limestone with traces of pigment. From Gongxian, Henan province.

Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.

Buff sandstone. From Yungang, Shanxi province.

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Probably gray limestone with traces of pigment and accretions; Longmen style

Stone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province