A Tang Dynasty scholar, dating to the early 10th century.

Posted on June 3, 2020June 3, 2020

his type of figure was placed in the tomb to accompany the deceased into the afterlife and provide intellectual companionship through eternity.

Here is an amazing opportunity to research unique documents online, available throught the efforts of the Pamplin Historical Park.

Pamplin Historical Park and the Museum of the Civil War Soldier is proud to have among our collection of artifacts and images, a large archive of documents dating from the 18th to 20th Centuries – including the famed Wiley Sword Collection which was donated in 2015. Many of those documents are too delicate for display, so to advance our mission of education and preservation we are making digital versions of these invaluable resources available to the public for use and research.