8th century
H. 9 x W. 3.4 x D. 3 cm (3 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Gilt bronze
8th centuryChineseMolded light gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted black pigment
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded, brick-red earthenware with cold-painted pigments and gold leaf over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments, gold leaf, and silver leaf
7th-8th centuryChineseLight gray sandstone with traces of polychromy; from north wall of Tianlongshan Cave 21, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
8th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments, gold leaf, and oxidized silver leaf
8th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted red, green, gray, and black pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseGilt bronze with settings for ornaments of stone or glass (now lost)
8th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
8th centuryChinese