Relief with Dragon from a Funerary Stove Model

202 BCE–220 CE Overall: 10 x 27.7 x 1.4 cm (3 15/16 x 10 7/8 x 9/16 in.) Source image
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Han dynasty tombs were often furnished with grave goods to provide the deceased with items for the afterlife. This panel with a dragon was part of a miniature pottery stove to be placed in a burial chamber. The dragon is an auspicious creature and an animal of the cardinal dir...

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