Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
8th centuryChineseWood
18th centuryAustrianLight gray stoneware with blackened surfaces, the decoration polished into the matte surface before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChinese
Bronze
20th centuryAmericanLimestone
4th century BCEAchaemenidGlazed Meissen porcelain
Silver, with Han-style inscription lightly incised on proper right leg
5th-3rd century BCEChinesePlaster
19th centuryItalianBrown glass paste
18th centuryBritishMarble
3rd century CERomanIron
17th-18th centuryTyrolean?Molded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChinese