纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 055唐代墓葬俑(5)

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They're arranged in six pairs, and all of them are just three colours: amber-yellow, green and brown. It's a two-by-two procession, and at the front are a pair of monsters, dramatic half-human creatures with clownish grimaces¹, spikes² on their heads, wings, and hoofed³ legs. They're fabulous⁴ figures heading up the line, in order to protect the tomb's occupant. Next in line, contained and austere⁵, and definitely Chinese, are two civil servants, who stand, arms politely folded, braced⁶ for their specific job-to draft and to present the case for Liu Tingxun to the judges of the underworld. The last human figures in this procession are two little grooms⁷, but they're completely overwhelmed by the magnificent beasts in their charge that come behind them. Firstly, two splendid horses, just under three foot (90 cm) high-one cream ,splashed with yellow and green, and the other entirely⁸ brown-and, bringing up the rear, a wonderful couple of camels, Bactrian ones with two humps, and their heads thrown back as though whinnying. Liu Tingxun was setting off for the next world magnificently accompanied.

陶俑分为六对，只有三种颜色：琥珀黄、绿和棕色，两两并列，排成一队。最前方是一对首俑，夸张的半人兽造型顶着滑稽的鬼脸，头上长角，还有翅膀与兽蹄。他们是队列中领头的神某葬的守护者之后是一对人形陶俑，外表显然深受印度的影响。再下一对则极具中国特色，是两个拘谨严肃的官员，双手中恭毕敬地交叠，站立，他们将履行特殊的使命：起草刘廷荀的墓志，并将其呈交给阴间的判官。队列中最后的人物形象虽两位马夫，他们的身影完全被身后所照看的庞然大物吞没了。首先是两匹良马，高近一米，一匹乳白色带黄绿斑点，一匹通体棕色。殿后的是一对漂亮的大夏双峰骆驼，头向后仰，做嘶鸣状。陪同刘廷荀前往另一个世界的阵仗真是浩大。