Tomb Brick
C691
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | C691 |
| Current Location | Asia Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Han Dynasty |
| Date Made | Han Dynasty |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Clay |
| Technique | Fired |
| Iconography | Horse | Male | Phoenix |
| Description | Stamped brick from a tomb chamber. There is a motif of a horse and man-at-arms as well as a phoenix bird. Origninally brightly painted, this tile would have been one of many used to line a tomb wall. Winged horses, warrior guardians, and mythical birds are common motifs on these early examples of pictorial representations. The borders are of fret and lozenge designs. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1926 |
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