簡介
鐵(tie)佛(fo)(fo)寺崖墓(mu)(mu)(mu)群(qun)位于安岳縣(xian)自治鄉(xiang)鐵(tie)佛(fo)(fo)村(cun)的(de)鐵(tie)佛(fo)(fo)寺山崖和祠(ci)堂(tang)坡(po)(po)四周(zhou),崖墓(mu)(mu)(mu)分布在啞子(zi)河大龍橋至祠(ci)堂(tang)坡(po)(po)長(chang)一(yi)公里的(de)兩(liang)邊山崖上。鐵(tie)佛(fo)(fo)寺崖墓(mu)(mu)(mu)群(qun)在祠(ci)堂(tang)坡(po)(po)有(you)(you)(you)40座。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)葬結構(gou)多(duo)(duo)(duo)由墓(mu)(mu)(mu)道、甬(yong)道、墓(mu)(mu)(mu)室組成。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)室均為(wei)單(dan)室墓(mu)(mu)(mu),墓(mu)(mu)(mu)頂多(duo)(duo)(duo)為(wei)弧形頂,有(you)(you)(you)少數呈人字頂。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)室長(chang)2~5米(mi)(mi)、寬2~3米(mi)(mi)、高(gao)1.8~2.2米(mi)(mi),均有(you)(you)(you)短(duan)甬(yong)道,甬(yong)道深0.5~1.2米(mi)(mi),高(gao)1.2~1.5米(mi)(mi),寬0.8~1.5米(mi)(mi)。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)道視地(di)形長(chang)短(duan)不(bu)一(yi),有(you)(you)(you)不(bu)少墓(mu)(mu)(mu)的(de)甬(yong)道兩(liang)旁、墓(mu)(mu)(mu)室有(you)(you)(you)石(shi)刻畫像。石(shi)刻畫像建(jian)筑類的(de)有(you)(you)(you)單(dan)闕(que)、雙(shuang)闕(que)、子(zi)母闕(que)、干欄式建(jian)筑、望樓、斗(dou)拱(gong)等;生活類的(de)有(you)(you)(you)牧馬(ma)、長(chang)袖舞、魚舟等;神(shen)話類的(de)有(you)(you)(you)伏羲、女媧、四神(shen)、羽人等。祠(ci)堂(tang)坡(po)(po)2、3號墓(mu)(mu)(mu)石(shi)刻畫像最(zui)多(duo)(duo)(duo),雕刻精(jing)美,保存完好。二號墓(mu)(mu)(mu)右(you)壁(bi)干欄式建(jian)筑斗(dou)拱(gong)上有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)人形斗(dou)拱(gong),其裸露(lu)男性生殖器,十(shi)分少見,較為(wei)奇特。
鐵佛寺崖(ya)墓(mu)群(qun)數量多達80余座,為東漢中(zhong)晚(wan)期典(dian)(dian)型(xing)的崖(ya)墓(mu)群(qun)。崖(ya)墓(mu)群(qun)分布廣,規模大,雕刻石像內(nei)容(rong)獨特、豐富,在沱江流域具有(you)一定典(dian)(dian)型(xing)性、代表性,對(dui)古(gu)崖(ya)墓(mu)葬考古(gu)、漢畫、石刻等研究有(you)較高(gao)的價值。
2006年(nian)10月(yue)10日,文物局按程序逐(zhu)級申報,2007年(nian)6月(yue)25日,經(jing)四川(chuan)省(sheng)人民政(zheng)府批準,公布鐵佛(fo)寺(si)崖墓群為省(sheng)級文物保護(hu)單(dan)位。