first half 6th century
H. 74.8 x W. 42 x D. 20.3 cm (29 7/16 x 16 9/16 x 8 in.)
Molded medium gray earthenware
3rd-7th centuryChineseLight gray limestone with pigments over a gesso ground; possibly from Longmen
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze
6th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze and with traces of cold-painted pigments over the glaze
6th-7th centuryChineseMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
4th-6th centuryChineseStoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseCast bronze with cold-worked elements
5th-6th centuryChineseStone with traces of polychromy; purportedly from the Tianlongshan Caves, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseCarved stone with traces of pigment. Probably from Shandong province
6th centuryChineseMolded, light gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments and of gold leaf
6th centuryChineseWhite marble; probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province
6th centuryChinese