8th Century
H. 9.2 x W. 6 x D. 6.2 cm (3 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 7/16 in.) with base: H. 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Gilt bronze
8th centuryChinese"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
8th centuryChineseOff-white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white slip (or white gesso?) ground in localized areas
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded pinkish white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green, caramel brown, and cobalt-blue glazes over a white-slip ground
8th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with caramel-brown and emerald-green lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th centuryChineseCold-painted funerary ware: molded and carved white earthenware with applique elements and traces of cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseWhite marble
8th-9th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with traces of gesso and pigment; from Tianlongshan cave 17, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseMolded light gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseWhite marble
8th centuryChinese