Finial in the Form of a Bird (one of a pair with 1944.57.36)

Hardstone, perhaps altered neprhite; with inscription on the underside in archaic-style characters

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

Sancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes, the unglazed portions with traces of cold-painted pigments

Gray limestone with traces of pigment; Longmen style

Lead-glazed funerary ware: molded brick-red earthenware with much degraded lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze

Molded medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments on white ground

White marble with traces of pigment and gilding

Stone

Sancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes

Molded medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground

"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

Gray limestone