first third 6th century
H. 28.3 x W. 7 x D. 4 cm (11 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Molded dark gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
6th centuryChineseCarved stone with traces of pigment. Probably from Shandong province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
6th centuryChineseSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseCast bronze with cold-worked elements
5th-6th centuryChineseSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseWhite marble. From Dingzhou, Hebei province.
6th centuryChineseMedium gray limestone with traces of polychromy and gilding; Longmen style
6th centuryChinese