Tomb Brick

C173

From: China | Fuzhou

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number C173
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China | Fuzhou
Period Han Dynasty
Date Made Han Dynasty
Section Asian
Materials Clay
Technique Fired | Mold Made | Relief
Iconography Chariot | Archer | Men | Horse
Description

Tomb brick from coffin. Light grey clay. Scene in molded relief of two men in a chariot drawn swiftly right by a fast horse; in front of them, another horse with rider who turns in his saddle to shoot back at them with bow and arrow; at the right, two men await them in front of two double-roofed pillars.

Height 7 cm
Length 33.5 cm
Width 12.5 cm
Credit Line The Chinese Expedition, Carl W. Bishop, 1916

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