first half 6th century
H. 65 x W. 36 x D. 17 cm (25 9/16 x 14 3/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Cast bronze with cold-worked elements
5th-6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseBuff sandstone with traces of gesso and pigment; Yungang style
5th-6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze
6th-7th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with traces of straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and cold-painted pigments
6th-7th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinese