Parinirvana of the Buddha Shakyamuni Surrounded by Twelve Disciples

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Limestone; from central pillar of North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province

Gilt bronze

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

White marble with polychromy and traces of gilding

Molded medium gray earthenware

Gray limestone with traces of pigment; Longmen style

Molded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground

Lead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze and with traces of cold-painted pigments over the glaze

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

Gilt bronze