first third 6th century
33.3 x 15.5 x 5.5 cm (13 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Gilt bronze
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
4th-6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLimestone with traces of pigment. From Gongxian, Henan province.
6th centuryChineseBuff sandstone with traces of gesso and pigment; Yungang style
5th-6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy and traces of gilding
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinese