2nd century-4th century
H. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.)
Wood box containing various archival materials
21st centuryPortugueseLead-glazed ware: Molded, brick red earthenware with lead-fluxed, caramel brown glaze, the detachable, unglazed tail and saddle molded in brick red earthenware, the detachable, unglazed ears molded in gray earthenware, the unglazed elements displaying traces of cold-painted pigments. Probably from the Chengdu region of Sichuan province.
2nd century CEChineseGilt bronze with cold gilding and traces of pigments and with inscription on the back of the base that translates "I bow and take refuge at the lotus feet of the Prince of Dharma bSod nams seng ge"
16th centuryTibetanWood
12th-13th centuryItalo-Byzantine
Plaster
20th centuryAmericanSandstone with faint traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekTerracotta
RomanTerracotta
4th-2nd century BCEGreekBronze
20th centuryFrench
Boxwood
20th centuryBritish