Sixteen Kingdoms Period Tomb (China) : Figurine in a ceremonial robe, detail of the head

Published/Created:

Pingling Township, Qindu District, Xianyang, Shannxi, China

Date Depicted:

c. 4th-5th centuries CE (Sixteen Kingdoms Period)

Notes:

Discovered in 2001; excavated by staff from the Xianyang Muncipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology; tomb dimensions: ht. 1.42 m, w. 0.82. The tomb contained a wooden coffin with human remains. The structure of the tomb consists of a passage, corridor, courtyard and chamber. See: Chinese Archaeology, vol. 6 (1), Jan. 1, 2006 (de Gruyter)

Topics:

Sculpture -- China -- 4th century -- (YVRC)
Sculpture -- China -- 5th century -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Chinese

Accession Number:

4538-013

Genre:

funerary structures: tombs (AAT)
sculpture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Title:

Sixteen Kingdoms Tombs in Xianyang: The Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute of Xianyan City

Source Created:

Beijing
Cultural Relics Publishing House
2006

Source Note:

Borrow Direct Office: University of Pennsylvania Library

Call Number:

DS797.68.X5369 X53 2006

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

OID:

10732950

PID:

digcoll:1821930