簡介
鐵(tie)(tie)佛(fo)寺(si)(si)崖(ya)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)群位于(yu)安岳縣自治鄉(xiang)鐵(tie)(tie)佛(fo)村(cun)的(de)(de)鐵(tie)(tie)佛(fo)寺(si)(si)山崖(ya)和祠(ci)堂(tang)坡四周,崖(ya)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)分布在啞子(zi)河大龍橋至祠(ci)堂(tang)坡長一公(gong)里的(de)(de)兩(liang)邊山崖(ya)上。鐵(tie)(tie)佛(fo)寺(si)(si)崖(ya)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)群在祠(ci)堂(tang)坡有40座。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)葬結構多(duo)由墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)道(dao)(dao)、甬(yong)道(dao)(dao)、墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)室(shi)組成(cheng)。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)室(shi)均為(wei)單室(shi)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)頂(ding)(ding)多(duo)為(wei)弧形(xing)頂(ding)(ding),有少(shao)數(shu)呈人(ren)字頂(ding)(ding)。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)室(shi)長2~5米(mi)、寬2~3米(mi)、高1.8~2.2米(mi),均有短甬(yong)道(dao)(dao),甬(yong)道(dao)(dao)深0.5~1.2米(mi),高1.2~1.5米(mi),寬0.8~1.5米(mi)。墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)道(dao)(dao)視地形(xing)長短不一,有不少(shao)墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)的(de)(de)甬(yong)道(dao)(dao)兩(liang)旁、墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)室(shi)有石(shi)刻(ke)畫(hua)像。石(shi)刻(ke)畫(hua)像建(jian)筑(zhu)類的(de)(de)有單闕、雙闕、子(zi)母闕、干欄式(shi)(shi)建(jian)筑(zhu)、望樓、斗(dou)拱等(deng);生活類的(de)(de)有牧馬、長袖舞、魚舟等(deng);神(shen)話類的(de)(de)有伏(fu)羲、女媧、四神(shen)、羽人(ren)等(deng)。祠(ci)堂(tang)坡2、3號墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)石(shi)刻(ke)畫(hua)像最多(duo),雕(diao)刻(ke)精美(mei),保存完好。二號墓(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu)右壁干欄式(shi)(shi)建(jian)筑(zhu)斗(dou)拱上有一人(ren)形(xing)斗(dou)拱,其裸露男(nan)性(xing)生殖(zhi)器,十(shi)分少(shao)見,較為(wei)奇特。
鐵佛寺(si)崖墓群(qun)數量多(duo)達80余(yu)座,為東漢中晚(wan)期典型的崖墓群(qun)。崖墓群(qun)分布廣,規模大,雕刻石(shi)像內容獨特(te)、豐(feng)富,在沱江流域具有(you)一定(ding)典型性、代(dai)表性,對古崖墓葬考古、漢畫、石(shi)刻等研(yan)究有(you)較高的價值。
2006年10月(yue)10日,文(wen)物局按程(cheng)序逐級申報(bao),2007年6月(yue)25日,經四(si)川省人民政(zheng)府批準(zhun),公布鐵(tie)佛寺崖墓群為省級文(wen)物保護(hu)單位。