1889
54.6 x 48.3 x 17.8 cm (21 1/2 x 19 x 7 in.)
Bronze with traces of black lacquer and gilding
7th-8th centuryThaiPlaster
19th centuryItalianSteel overlaid with gold and silver
19th-20th centuryPersianToned plaster
20th centuryEuropeanGreek island (Naxian?) marble
2nd century CEGraeco-RomanMarble with polychromy
6th centuryChineseWood; red pigment applied to lips and urna and black pigment to the hair and eyes
13th centuryJapaneseLight gray stoneware with incised and molded decoration, the roof covered with a grayish-green celadon glaze
13th-15th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekBrown-surfaced iron or steel with applique gold eyes and tongue; with incised inscription beneath the snake's jaw
19th-20th centuryJapaneseBronze
19th centuryAmericanLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
Chinese