1st-3rd century CE
3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Sancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes
8th centuryChineseOpaque white glass paste
18th centuryBritishTerracotta, toned brown
19th-20th centuryEuropeanPlaster
19th centuryItalianWhite marble with traces of gilt and pigments; with spurious inscription dated to 666
20th centuryChineseLimestone, micrite
15th centuryFrenchClay, unfired
Central Asian
Coarsely crystalline banded limestone
20th centuryFrenchIvory
Graeco-RomanBuff sandstone with traces of gesso and pigment; Yungang style
5th-6th centuryChinese
Stone
1st century BCEGray limestone
7th-8th centuryThai