first half 8th century
H. 49.8 x L. 53.3 cm (19 5/8 x 21 in.)
Gilt bronze
6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded dark gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseMolded brick-red earthenware with emerald green, caramel brown, amber yellow, and clear lead-fluxed glazes over white slip
14th-17th centuryChineseStone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots
18th-19th 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 centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLimestone
ChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground (the drum made separately from the stand on which it rests)
2nd-1st century BCEChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed, caramel-brown glaze, the head, hands, and trouser legs unglazed, with cold-painted pigments on the exposed body clay
1st century BCEChinese