Pilier de chambre funéraire, M.C. 9245

Author(s): anonymous, potter production date: between -100 and 9 type(s) of object(s): beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, archaeology, architecture - urban planning, ceramics, china name(s): architectural element, pillar materials and techniques: terracotta, stamping place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 131. 3 cm width: 19. 5cm depth: 18. 5cm description: quadrangular pillar in stamped terracotta. Grave guardian paired with cer09246 on either side of the door to the burial chamber. Iconographic description: in the upper part, head of a character, crouching on a square base with stamped and molded decoration of fantastic animals and geometric motifs. Strange face, incised triangle mouth. Themes / subjects / places represented: animal mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 12–1964 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 9245. Date: Entre -100 et 9.