mid 6th-late 6th century
H. 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Molded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseSandstone; Yungang style
5th-6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseLimestone; from central pillar of North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChinese