Kneeling Attendant Bodhisattva (from Mogao Cave 328, Dunhuang, Gansu province)

Kneeling Attendant Bodhisattva (from Mogao Cave 328, Dunhuang, Gansu province)

Unknown Artist, late 7th century

Unfired clay mixed with fibers and straw modeled over wooden armature; with polychromy and gilding

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Seated Female Musician Playing a Pan Flute (Paixiao)

Unknown Artist, 7th-early 8th century

Cold-painted funerary ware: molded buff earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigment

Buddhist Guardian Figure (Dvarapala)

Unknown Artist, 7th century

Gilt bronze

Bodhisattva Standing on a Lotus Base Before a Flame-Shaped Mandorla

Unknown Artist, mid 6th-early 7th Century

White marble with traces of pigment and gilding

6th-7th centuryChinese

One of Two Standing Court Ladies, Each with Upturned Shoes, a High-Waisted Dress or Skirt, a Shawl, and an Elaborate Coiffure Secured by a Headband, and Each with Her Hands Clasped at the Waist and Concealed within Her Sleeves

Unknown Artist, late 6th-early 7th century

Lead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and with cold-painted pigments over the glaze

6th-7th centuryChinese

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Female Equestrian on a Standing Saddled Horse (one of two)

Unknown Artist, early 7th century

Lead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze and with traces of cold-painted red and black pigments over the glaze

Four Kneeling, Female Court Musicians (One with a 'Pipa', or Lute, and One with Cymbals), Each of the Four with a High-Waisted, Striped Dress or Skirt and with Long Hair Arranged in Two Buns

Unknown Artist, 7th century

Molded, white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments

Buddhist Guardian Figure (Dvarapala)

Unknown Artist, 7th century

White marble. Probably from Hebei province.

Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Miniature Millstone

Unknown Artist, 7th-8th century

Cold-painted funerary ware: molded and carved white earthenware with applique elements and traces of cold-painted pigments

One of a Pair of Standing Guardian Lions, Each with a Long-Stemmed Lotus Bud, from a Gilt-Bronze Altar Piece

Unknown Artist, 7th-first half 8th century

Gilt bronze

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Young Woman Playing Cymbals while Riding a Galloping Horse

Unknown Artist, late 7th-early 8th century

Molded brick red earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground

Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing, Bridled, Saddled Horse with Right Foreleg Raised and with Blanket over the Saddle

Unknown Artist, late 7th-early 8th century

Molded off-white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments on white ground