Great pottery figurines unearthed in the Tomb of the Northern Wei Dynasty

A few days ago, the Datong Institute of Archaeological Research released a news that when the institute was excavated in archeological excavations of a Northern Wei Tomb group, a richer pottery figurine group was unearthed in the tomb of No. 113 in the middle of the tomb. This new archeological discovery provides new materials for studying funeral culture, national costumes, and social life during the Northern Wei Pingcheng period.

According to reports, the tomb 113 is a partial cave tomb of a long slope tomb. It is south of the north and south. It consists of three parts: the tomb, the door of the door, and the tomb. The tomb is an arch -shaped soil hole in the south and north, and the funeral is a wooden single coffin. It is located in the west of the cemetery and placed north -south. The skeleton in the coffin is severely decayed, head south, and the gender is unknown.

The burial utensils unearthed in the tomb are mainly pottery figurines. The pottery figurines are directed by horse riding figurines. Practical figurines, labor figurines, animal war figurines, models, etc., the type of pottery figurines is rich. Among them, there are 29 (groups) of the warfare figurines, including riding horses, ox carts, and hug figurines. The seven pieces of beard are deep -eyed, wearing a round neck narrow -sleeved robe, a waist tie, a bumpy belly arm, a slit on the bottom side of the robe, and a pedal boot. There are 10 figurines at home, including female music figurines, female dancers and workers. The most noticeable is the female figurine, all sitting, wearing a black hood, the top of the "ten" shape scratches, the hat and the hat skirt have been tied for a week. Turn tie on the back of the hat and wear ornaments. Female figurines are both in the right -handed long -sleeved long -sleeved long -sleeved long -sleeved long -sleeved long cricket.

Experts believe that the tomb No. 113 is a common tomb shape in the Pingcheng period of Datong. It is not ruled out that the middle and upper class also uses small tombs. From the perspective of unearthed pottery tanks, the tomb 113 belongs to the Northern Wei Pingcheng late stage. Women's music figurines have both left and right, reflecting the integration of national cultural integration and clothing during the Pingcheng period of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Shanxi Evening News reporter Sun Yiqiong

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