Head of a Bodhisattva (from a Buddhist Trinity)

Head of a Buddha (from a Buddhist Trinity)

Unknown Artist, early 6th century

Medium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style

Flying Apsaras Holding a Bowl

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Flying Apsaras Offering an Alms Bowl

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

Seated Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin Pusa), One from a Pair of Bodhisattvas, Probably from an Amitabha Triad

Unknown Artist, 581 - 618

Limestone with polychromy and gilding

6th-7th centuryChinese

Standing Warrior Wearing Helmet with Protective Neck and Ear Flaps, Cape, and Pointed Boots, His Hands Resting atop a Vertical, Sheathed Sword

Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments

One of Two Standing, Armor-Clad Archers, Each Wearing Boots, a Scaled 'Liangdang' Breastplate, a Pointed, Vertically Fluted Helmet, and an Arrow-Filled Quiver, and Each with His Right Hand Positioned at His Chest, Left Hand at His Side

Molded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments

Flying Apsaras (Feitian)

Stone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Tomb model of a stove with two figures

Unknown Artist, 6th century

Stoneware with celadon glaze

Standing, Harnessed Ox

Molded, light gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments and of gold leaf

Youthful Disciple Holding Incense Box and Bag (probably Ananda)

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

Standing, Bearded Male Figure, Probably a Guardian Warrior, Wearing Helmet with Protective Neck and Ear Flaps, Cape, and Pointed Boots, with His Arms at His Sides

Unknown Artist, 550 - 618

Lead-glazed ware: molded, brick-red earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas

6th-7th centuryChinese

Recumbent Sheep with Curving, Twisted Horns

Molded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments