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石辟邪，東漢（Stone Bixie, Eastern Han）
天祿和辟邪都是想像出來的動物，外形類似獅子和老虎，在漢代時被視作神獸，有驅邪辟惡的力量。東漢時期，等級較高的陵墓前會放置石天祿和石辟邪鎮守，藉此為墓主人靈魂升仙清除障礙，同時也用作墓主人身份等級的標誌。
Both tianlu and bixie are imaginary animals, resembling lions and tigers. During the Han dynasty, they were regarded as animal deities, with the power to dispel evil. In the Eastern Han dynasty, stone tianlu and stone bixie were placed as guards in front of mounds of higher ranking tombs, so they could clear obstacles for the tomb occupants' transcendence from souls to deities. They also symbolised each tomb occupant's identity and status.
■資料提供：香港歷史博物館
■展期：2015年6月24日至2015年10月5日
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