四川东汉大型石兽与南方丝绸之路

Large-sized Stone-sculptured Animals of the Eastern Han Period in Sichuan and the Southern Silk Road

四川地区曾发现较多东汉时期的大型石兽,多为陵前石兽,也有城门石兽,造型特点是均有多重双翼,应属于有翼神兽。这类石兽与东汉时期的对外文化交流有着密切联系,同时对于说明南朝石刻的源流及其流传路线也有重要意义。从出土和分布地点上分析,这批石兽为探讨"南方丝绸之路"提供了新资料。

There are large-sized stone-sculptured animals among the archaeological remains of Eastern Han period known so far in the Sichuan reign. Most of them are recorded in front of tombs, and a part of them occur at city-gates. These sculptures feature multiple double-wings and can be assigned to the type of winged mythical animals. Their emergence must have been closely related to Sino-foreign cultural exchange in the Eastern Han period. Meanwhile, these works have important significance to researching into the origin and spreading route of stone sculptures of the Southern Dynasties period. The localities of their provenance and distribution indicate that the Eastern Han stone animals discovered in Sichuan provide new evidence for researching into the ＂Southern Silk Road＂ remaining little known in archaeology for a long time.