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Funerary Model of a Horseshoe-shaped Stove
Funerary Model of a Horseshoe-shaped Stove
Funerary Model of a Horseshoe-shaped Stove

Funerary Model of a Horseshoe-shaped Stove

Datecirca 50
MediumPartially green glazed earthenware and relief molded decoration
Dimensions4 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 7 in. (10.8 x 19.7 x 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Geraldine Schmitt-Poor and Dr. Robert J. Poor
Object number1995.104
Terms
  • Xin
  • Eastern Han
Object TypeSculpture
On View
Not on view
Pottery models such as this were common features within the furnishings of Han tombs that were intended to supply the occupant with the necessities required for sustenance in the afterlife. Not only do they document religious practices in which the life in the hereafter was identified with that of the living, but they also accurately record early Chinese architectural forms that are no longer extant.

The symbolic horseshoe-shaped stove with its two burners is ornamented in low relief with depictions of kitchen utensils and foodstuffs, including a turtle.
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