first half 6th century
H. 33 x W. 20.3 cm (13 x 8 in.)
Molded light gray eartheware with traces of cold-painted pigments on a white ground
6th-7th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments; localized areas with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChineseMolded, brownish gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseLimestone with traces of pigment. From Gongxian, Henan province.
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze; with spurious inscription on pedestal and on back of the halo
6th-7th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded, buff earthenware with medium-green, lead-fluxed glaze; cold-painted pigments over localized unglazed areas
6th-7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChinese