c. 500-535
23.5 x 6.5 x 7 cm (9 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Sandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseWhite marble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze
6th-7th centuryChineseStoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseProbably gray limestone with traces of pigment and accretions; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseLimestone with traces of pigment. From Gongxian, Henan province.
6th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinese