first third 6th century
H. 28 x W. 7 x D. 3.5 cm (11 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Marble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from niche outside of Yungang Cave 16, Shanxi province
5th-6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseMolded light gray eartheware with traces of cold-painted pigments on a white ground
6th-7th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of gesso and polychromy
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinese