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Tomb brick
Tomb brick

Tomb brick

Place of OriginChina
Date25-220
PeriodEastern Han period (25-220)
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsH. 7 1/2 in x L. 16 1/2 in x D. 3 1/4 in, H. 19.1 cm x L. 41.9 cm x D. 8.3 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60S78
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsSculpture
On View
On view
LocationGallery 15
More Information
The arrival of a chariot, with its driver and obvious aristocratic rider, at guarded towers shown in this tile may represent the arrival of the deceased at a tomb or at one of the dwelling places of the dead. Pairs of this kind of tower, known in Chinese as que, stand guard at many tombs and other structures of the Han dynasty.
Subject
  • horse
  • chariot
  • procession