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Tomb Brick

CultureChinese
DateWestern Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-9 C.E.)
MediumGray pottery with painted details
DimensionsOverall: 18 3/16 × 46 1/4 × 2 3/8 inches (46.2 × 117.48 × 6.03 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-8/10
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DescriptionGray tile decorated with carvings of horses, tigers, birds, and a tree, colored with red and white pigments, with a geometric border of diamond patterns.
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Tomb Brick
Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-9 C.E.)
33-8/9
Tomb Brick
Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-9 C.E.)
33-8/11
Tomb Brick
Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-9 C.E.)
33-8/12
Tomb Brick
Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-9 C.E.)
33-8/13
Tomb Brick
Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-9 C.E.)
33-8/14
Funerary Urn
Southern Song (1127-1279) or early Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
2000.10.2 A,B
Funerary Urn
Southern Song (1127-1279) or early Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
2000.10.1 A,B
Tomb Brick
3rd century B.C.E.
35-323 B
Tomb Brick
3rd century B.C.E.
35-323 A
Belthook
Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.)
33-1471
Tomb Tile
3rd century B.C.E.
35-324 A
Tomb Tile
3rd century B.C.E.
35-324 B