Title
Model of cart with bull
Year/Period
Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Accession No.
C-1223
Collection of
This grey earthenware pottery, covered in white slip (liquid clay) and black pigment, served as burial ware or ‘mingqi'. This example illustrates the commoner's mode of transportation during the Han period.The practice of burying objects with the deceased stems from the belief in life after death.
