early 8th century
33 x 10.1 cm (13 x 4 in.)
Molded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments and oxidized silver leaf over white ground
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three color") family of wares: molded pinkish white earthenware with caramel-brown and pale-green lead-fluxed glazes (and with grooved spine for attachment of hair from the mane of an actual horse)
8th centuryChineseOff-white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white slip (or white gesso?) ground in localized areas
8th centuryChineseGray limestone with traces of polychromy
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseMolded medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments on white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseWhite marble
8th centuryChineseMolded brick red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with ead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glaze over stamped decoration
8th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChinese