Tomb brick
Item
- Title
- Tomb brick
- Rights
- Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA. Public Domain.
- Date
- 25-220 B.C.E
- Description
- This is a brick that is from a Han tomb of the Eastern Han period. The sketch depicts a chariot, a driver, a horse, another man and a tower. Above the drivers head is an umbrella. The umbrella signifies that the driver is a noble man. The chariot is approaching the man at the front of the tower. In Chinese the tower is called a que.
- Format
- Clay. Earthware. Width 7.5 inches x Length 16.5inches x Depth 3 1/4 inches.
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.
- Contributor
- Doreen D.
- Identifier
- Asian Art museum. B60S78
- Subject
- Eastern Han; han; parasol; umbrella; brick; chariot; horse; procession.
- Site pages
- Early Centuries - Ancient History
- Media
Tomb brick