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English: The stone tomb gate and couch of Anjia, Northern Zhou period Sogdian nobleman.

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Stone Tomb Gate and Couch
Northern Zhou Period (557-581)
Excavated from An Jia's tomb, the northern suburbs of Xi'an City
Collections of Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology
The stone gate consists of four parts: lintel, frame, threshold, and two lions on both sides of the door. The horizontal tablet is carved with sacrificial scene of Zoroastrianism.
This stone couch is composed of 11 pieces of stone-blocks bearing 56 pictures, depicting the worldly scenes of out-going, feast, hunting, and entertainment of the owner, Anjia. He was from a Sogdian noble family, and held the title of Sar-pav of Tongzhou prefecture of Northern Zhou dynasty in charge of commercial affairs of foreign merchants from Middle Asia who made businesses in China and Zoroastrianism affairs. He lived in Chang'an and buried there. The images were non-Chinese. This chamber is gorgeously engraved with various decorative motifs and applied with gold, indicating its significant historical and artistic value.
中文(繁體): 陝西歷史博物館藏安伽墓石門與圍屏石榻

博物館提供資料如下:

安伽墓石門 圍屏石榻
北周 (557-581年)
西安市北郊安伽墓出土
陝西省考古研究院藏
石門由門額、豎框、門砧等部分組成,門額圖案內容為祆教祭祀場面。圍屏石榻由11塊石板構成,共刻繪56幅圖案。題材主要表現墓主人安伽生前出行、宴飲、狩獵、娛樂等場面,畫面刻繪的人物多為胡人。安伽是出身栗特貴族的北周同州薩保,負責管理入華貿易的中亞胡商及祆教事務,居住並葬於長安。石門、石榻雕刻精細,彩繪貼金,題材豐富,具有極為重要的歷史和藝術價值。
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