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

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Guardian Warrior with Mouth Open, from the tomb sculpture set: Pair of Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad Guardian Warriors, Each with One Arm Raised and One at the Side, and Both Hands Clenched as if Holding Weapons, One Figure with Mouth Closed and Wearing Straw Shoes, One with Mouth Open and Wearing Pointed Boots

Unknown Artist, late 7th cent. - 8th cent.

Molded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Seated Female Musician Playing a Pan Flute (Paixiao)

Unknown Artist, 7th-early 8th century

Cold-painted funerary ware: molded buff earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigment

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Standing, Helmeted, Armor-Clad, Mustachioed Guardian Warrior of So-Called 'Lokapala' or "Heavenly King" Type, with His Right Hand Raised and the Tail of His Garment Billowing in the Wind, Trampling a Supine Demon

Unknown Artist, 8th century

Molded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments, gold leaf, and oxidized silver leaf

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing, Bridled, Saddled Horse with a Textured Blanket over the Saddle

Unknown Artist, 7th-early 8th century

Molded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing Humped Bull

Unknown Artist, 7th-early 8th century

Cold-painted funerary ware: molded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Standing, Plump Court Lady with an Elaborate Coiffure, Upturned, Pointed Shoes, and Her Hands Clasped at the Waist and Concealed within Her Long Sleeves

Unknown Artist, mid 8th century

Molded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Head of a Guardian Figure (dvarapala)

Unknown Artist, c. 735

Light gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Helmeted, Armor-Clad Guardian Warrior Wearing Pointed Boots, His Hands Raised to Chest Level in a Protective Gesture

Unknown Artist, late 7th cent. - early 8th cent.

Molded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground

7th-8th centuryChinese

Sculpture

Bodhisattva Kneeling on a Double Lotus Vase and with Hands in Anjali Mudra

Unknown Artist, late 7th-8th Century

Gray limestone with traces of polychromy

7th-8th centuryChinese