Guardian Creature with Human Face, from the tomb sculpture set: Pair of Guardian Creatures with Spiked Spines, One with a Human Face, One with a Feline Face

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Yellow stone with brown markings

Limestone with polychromy and gilding

Limestone with traces of gilding and polychrome pigment

White marble. From Dingzhou, Hebei province.

Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Sandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.

White marble with polychromy. Probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province.

Gilt bronze

Sandstone; from niche outside of Yungang Cave 16, Shanxi province

Carved stone with traces of pigment. Probably from Shandong province