second half 6th century
H. 13.2 x W. 4.3 x D. 2.5 cm (5 3/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 in.)
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Molded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMolded, medium gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
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6th centuryChineseGilt bronze; with inscription on the stand dated to 548
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
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6th centuryChineseBuff sandstone with traces of gesso and pigment; Yungang style
5th-6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 2, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
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6th centuryChineseLimestone with polychromy and gilding
6th-7th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChinese