Вixie
Mythical animal
Excavated in Luoyang, Henan Province
Eastern Han dynasty, 25 � 220 CE
Stone. National Museum of Chinese History, Beijing
This vigorously striding animal was one of the first on the road to the tomb. It is a mythical creature, bixie, with the body of a tiger, two horns, and wings, and was meant to frighten away evil spirits.
