簡介
鐵佛寺崖(ya)(ya)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)群位于安岳縣自治鄉(xiang)鐵佛村的(de)鐵佛寺山崖(ya)(ya)和祠堂坡四周,崖(ya)(ya)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)分(fen)布在啞子河大龍橋至祠堂坡長一公(gong)里的(de)兩邊(bian)山崖(ya)(ya)上。鐵佛寺崖(ya)(ya)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)群在祠堂坡有(you)(you)(you)40座。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)葬(zang)結構多(duo)由(you)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)道(dao)(dao)、甬(yong)道(dao)(dao)、墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)室(shi)組成。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)室(shi)均為(wei)單(dan)(dan)室(shi)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)頂(ding)多(duo)為(wei)弧形頂(ding),有(you)(you)(you)少數呈人(ren)字頂(ding)。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)室(shi)長2~5米(mi)、寬(kuan)2~3米(mi)、高1.8~2.2米(mi),均有(you)(you)(you)短甬(yong)道(dao)(dao),甬(yong)道(dao)(dao)深0.5~1.2米(mi),高1.2~1.5米(mi),寬(kuan)0.8~1.5米(mi)。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)道(dao)(dao)視地形長短不一,有(you)(you)(you)不少墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)的(de)甬(yong)道(dao)(dao)兩旁(pang)、墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)室(shi)有(you)(you)(you)石刻(ke)(ke)畫像。石刻(ke)(ke)畫像建筑(zhu)類(lei)的(de)有(you)(you)(you)單(dan)(dan)闕、雙闕、子母闕、干欄式建筑(zhu)、望樓、斗(dou)拱等;生活類(lei)的(de)有(you)(you)(you)牧馬、長袖舞、魚舟等;神話類(lei)的(de)有(you)(you)(you)伏羲、女(nv)媧、四神、羽(yu)人(ren)等。祠堂坡2、3號墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)石刻(ke)(ke)畫像最多(duo),雕刻(ke)(ke)精美,保存完好。二號墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)右壁干欄式建筑(zhu)斗(dou)拱上有(you)(you)(you)一人(ren)形斗(dou)拱,其裸露男性生殖器,十分(fen)少見(jian),較為(wei)奇(qi)特。
鐵(tie)佛寺崖墓(mu)群(qun)數量多達80余(yu)座,為東漢中(zhong)晚期(qi)典(dian)型的(de)(de)崖墓(mu)群(qun)。崖墓(mu)群(qun)分布廣,規模大(da),雕刻(ke)石(shi)像內容獨特(te)、豐(feng)富(fu),在沱(tuo)江流域具有一定典(dian)型性、代表(biao)性,對古崖墓(mu)葬考古、漢畫(hua)、石(shi)刻(ke)等研究有較高的(de)(de)價值。
2006年(nian)10月10日(ri),文(wen)物局按程序(xu)逐級(ji)申報,2007年(nian)6月25日(ri),經四川省人(ren)民政府批準(zhun),公(gong)布鐵佛寺崖墓群(qun)為(wei)省級(ji)文(wen)物保護單(dan)位。