Tomb Tile, 1st century, 45 x 17 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Impressed earthenware, China, 1st century, During the Han dynasty (206 BCE-CE 200), upper class tombs were often built of large hollow bricks decorated with impressed geometric and figural ornament. This pair of wall tiles and door jamb came from the main burial chamber of a tomb in Henan province. The two larger tiles have borders and a central panel decorated with impressed rectangles of geometric and peacock designs. The remaining motifs include fierce figures which probably represent exorcists (fang xiang shi)

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