单词 | tomb figurine |
释义 | > as lemmastomb figurine tomb figurine n. chiefly Archaeology a statuette or similar small representation of a person or animal forming part of the grave goods buried with an individual; cf. tomb figure n. (b). ΚΠ 1914 Burlington Mag. May 70/2 Compared with the tomb figurines they are as the moon among the lesser lights. 1976 ‘M. Delving’ China Expert v. 56 Tashjian..had..unloaded an extremely dubious Han tomb figurine on an unsuspecting German dealer. 2010 W. Hung Art of Yellow Springs ii. 100 Abundant archaeological evidence proves Confucius' claim, that tomb figurines first emerged as substitutes for human sacrifice. < as lemmas |
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