first half 8th century
27 x 7.5 cm (10 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Molded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
7th-8th 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 centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded, reddish buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments, gold leaf, and silver leaf
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of polychromy
7th-8th centuryChinese"Sancai" (three-color) ware: molded white earthenware with clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown lead-fluxed glazes and cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th centuryChinese