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Chinese Yak
Chinese Yak
Chinese Yak

Chinese Yak

DateTang Dynasty, 618-906
Object NameYak
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 180 × 255 × 110mm
Base (Width x Depth): 144 × 95mm
AcquisitionBeatrice Claeson Gordon Bequest, 1990.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015043
About MeIt was an ancient Chinese belief that the world one passed to after death was similar to the living world. Therefore, in order to maintain one’s status in the next world, a tomb should be provided with all the things one had used in this life. Chu His, writing about 1170 AD, explains that the grave should contain carts and horses, male and female servants, and all the things needed to care for the deceased.
More About Me

It was a traditional belief in ancient China that, to maintain status in the next world, tombs should be provided with everything the deceased had used in their life.

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