Asuka period, 7th century
H. 24 x W. 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinesePackage of sliced fruit bread, inscribed in black fiber-tip ink
20th centuryGermanTerracotta
5th-4th century BCEGreekGilded metal with turquoise inlay; Buddha with traces of pigment
18th centuryTibetanBronze with brown patina
19th centuryFrenchPlaster
20th centuryGermanPentelic marble
4th century BCEGreekBronze (assembled) with traces of gold leaf
19th-20th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
10th-7th century BCEIranianTerracotta
Plaster
19th centuryItalianPlaster
19th centuryItalian