Title
Pair of pillars
Year/Period
Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)
Region
China
Dimension
Object size: C-1361-A: H109.0 cm,
Object size: C-1361-B: H79.0 cm,
Gross Measurement: Refer to parts for weight
Object size: C-1361-B: H79.0 cm,
Gross Measurement: Refer to parts for weight
Accession No.
C-1361
Collection of
This pair of earthenware pillars served as burial ware or ‘mingqi'. The shafts of which have a bevelled edge at the mid section and they sit atop a wooden plinth. The head or capital of the pillar has a similar shape to the plinth below. The pillars are decorated with moulded designs with peacock-like birds and hunting scenes. The custom of burying objects with the deceased stems from the belief in life after death.
