The Tomb of Li Shou (Chinese: 李壽墓, Lĭ Shòu mù, Li Shou was also named Li Shentong (李神通), 557-630 CE) was a tomb with slopes access and vertical shafts dating to 630 CE during the early Tang dynasty.[1] Li Shou was a cousin of Emperor Gaozu of Tang.[2]
The tomb was excavated in 1973 in Sanyuan County, about 40 kilometers north of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and contained numerous artifacts, including glass utensils.[3] The sarcophagus is now located in the Beilin Museum, Xi'an, including an epitaph in the shape of a tortoise shell.[4]
Gallery
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Stone sarcophagus of the Tomb of Li Shou, 630 CE. Beilin Museum, Xi'an -
Tortoise, the shell of which works as the epitaph -
Engravings with attendants inside the sarcophagus -
One of the paintings from the tomb walls -
Tomb type, as seen in the Tomb of Li Xian -
Epitaph of Li Shou in sigillary script: "大唐故司空公上柱国淮安靖王墓志铭"
References
- ^ Guo, Qinghua (2014). "Tomb Architecture of Dynastic China: Old and New Questions on JSTOR". Architectural History. 47: 12.
- ^ "Xi'an, China". www.art-and-archaeology.com.
- ^ Development History Of Ancient Chinese Glass Technology. World Scientific. 4 February 2021. ISBN 978-981-12-2978-7.
- ^ "Xi'an, China". www.art-and-archaeology.com.