7th century
H. 18 × W. 12 × D. 11.5 cm (7 1/16 × 4 3/4 × 4 1/2 in.)
Cold-painted funerary ware: molded brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over a white gesso ground
7th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
7th-8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded off-white earthenware with traces of cold-painted polychrome pigment
7th-8th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone, with traces of pigment. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
7th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded brick red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, buff earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas
6th-7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseWhite marble with traces of pigment and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChinese