Tomb tile

Object Details

• Description

  Rectangular hollow pottery tomb tile; decorated on the two wider sides with impressions of designs depicting an equestrian figure, two men in a horsedrawn carriage, warriors holding halberds; a dragon, a tiger and an elongated tower topped by a fantastic bird. Simple geometric bands enclose the outside edges of these two sides. One narrow side is decorated with an impressed lozenge border.

• Provenance

  From at least 1969 to 1970

  Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, NY, from at least 1969 [1]

  From 1970

  Freer Gallery of Art, bequeathed by Agnes E. Meyer [2]

  Notes:

  [1] The object is included in a codicil to Agnes E. Meyer’s will and testament, dated December 23, 1969, copy in object file.

  [2] See a codicil to Agnes E. Meyer’s will and testament cited in note 2.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer ((1875-1959) and (1887-1970))

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer

• Type

  Architectural Element

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  BCE 0s, 200s

• Name

  Meyer, Eugene and Agnes E.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Unglazed, Art, Animals, Chinese Art, Tomb, Birds, Funerary, Ceramics, Dragon, Tiger, Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Architectural elements