| Tomb of Li Shou | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Gate of the tomb of Li Shou, 630 CE. Beilin Museum, Xi'an | |
| Created | 630 CE |
| Discovered | Sanyuan County, about 40 kilometers north of Xi'an |
| Present location | Beilin Museum, Xi'an |
  Xi'an | |
The Tomb of Li Shou (Chinese: 李壽墓, Lĭ Shòu mù, Li Shou was also named Li Shentong (李神通), 557-630 CE) was a tomb with slopes access and vertical shafts dating to 630 CE during the early Tang dynasty.[1] Li Shou was a cousin of Emperor Gaozu of Tang.[2]
The tomb was excavated in 1973 in Sanyuan County, about 40 kilometers north of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and contained numerous artifacts, including glass utensils.[3] The sarcophagus is now located in the Beilin Museum, Xi'an, including an epitaph in the shape of a tortoise shell.[4]
- ^ Guo, Qinghua (2014). "Tomb Architecture of Dynastic China: Old and New Questions on JSTOR". Architectural History. 47: 12.
- ^ "Xi'an, China". www.art-and-archaeology.com.
- ^ Development History Of Ancient Chinese Glass Technology. World Scientific. 4 February 2021. ISBN 978-981-12-2978-7.
- ^ "Xi'an, China". www.art-and-archaeology.com.