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Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
In ancient Chinese cosmology, the tiger symbolizes the western quadrant of the four cardinal directions. The animal was depicted on molded bricks, roof tiles, and walls of buildings to protect the living, as well as on architectural parts of tomb chambers to guard the deceased in the afterlife.
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西漢 四神陶瓦當―白虎
Title: Roof tile end with tiger
Period: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Culture: China
Medium: Earthenware
Dimensions: Diam. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Object Number: 18.56.30
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