This material is dated in the period between the end of the Han Dynasty (ca. 220 CE) and the beginning of the T'ang Dynasty (618 CE). It is displayed in Gallery 33.

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	Plaque in shape of a monster face with Buddhist figure between the horns. Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 CE). Gilt bronze. OA 1947.7-12.346
	The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Northern China, Northern Qi Dynasty (CE 550-577). Limestone(?). H. 1.67 m. OA 1961.7-18.1. Learn more.
	Octagonal rhyton with rams-head design. North Central China, Northern Qi or Sui Dyansty (klate 6th c. CE). Moulded white stoneware. OA 1968.4-22.21
	Amitabha Buddha. Sui Dynasty, CE 585. From Chongguang Temple, Hancui Village (SW of Baoding in Hebei Province, Northern China) H.: 5.8 m.; W.: 2.03 m. Marble. OA 1938.7-15.1. The first photograph here is a composite of the next two. Originally the statue was flanked by a bodhisattva now in the Tokyo National Museum, presumably that which can be viewed here, Inv. no. TC 736. Learn more.