second half of 6th century
130.8 x 39 cm (51 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.)
Polished stone with natural inclusions
20th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
16th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: brick-red earthenware with much degraded lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over molded, incised, and applique decoration
1st-2nd century CEChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli shiliu nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseGilt bronze; possibly from Yunnan province
8th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white gesso ground
1st-3rd century CEChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed, pale yellow glaze and with traces of overglaze cold-painted pigments
7th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChinese'Sancai' ("three-color") ware: molded off-white earthenware with variegated, lead-fluxed glaze and with traces of cold-painted pigments
14th-17th centuryChinese