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Apr 30, 2018
Apr 30, 2018
Relief with Tiger from a Funerary Stove Model
Relief with Tiger from a Funerary Stove Model
陶炉上的 虎紋
202 BC-AD 220
China, from a tomb in Xi'an, Shanxi province, Han dynasty
(202 BC-AD 220)
Earthenware with relief decoration
Overall: 10.2 x 27.4 x 1.5 cm (4 x 10 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Weight: 0.58kg
Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1925.140
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Han dynasty tombs were often furnished with grave goods to provide the deceased with items for the afterlife.
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This pottery panel and 1925.137 were made in molds to be joined with other panels to build a miniature stove. The panels, however, are not complete and presumably do not belong together. This panel depicts a tiger protecting the west.
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