Doorway of An Jia's Tomb

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Title

Doorway of An Jia's Tomb

Subject

Images of bird priests.

Description

Over the doorway of An Jia's tomb, one can see dual bird priests wearing padams and performing some sort of Zoroastrian fire ritual. H. 66 x W. 128 cm. This was excavated in Xi'an in 2000.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Freer Sackler

Date

c. 579 CE

Format

Stone relief with pigment traces.

Type

Funerary artifact.

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Doorway of An Jia's Tomb,” Bird Priests of the Silk Road and Beyond, accessed January 15, 2025, https://sheamegale.georgetown.domains/items/show/3.

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