墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)建在(zai)地下4~5米處(chu),均(jun)坐北朝(chao)南。墓(mu)(mu)葬(zang)形制有雙室(shi)墓(mu)(mu)、單室(shi)墓(mu)(mu),有方形、圓形、六角形、八角形等。墓(mu)(mu)葬(zang)由(you)墓(mu)(mu)道、墓(mu)(mu)門、墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)組成,大(da)部分為(wei)(wei)磚雕仿木結構。張世卿墓(mu)(mu)為(wei)(wei)前、后(hou)方形,有墓(mu)(mu)室(shi),由(you)墓(mu)(mu)道、墓(mu)(mu)門、前室(shi)、甬道和后(hou)室(shi)五部分組成,造型獨特(te),結構復雜,做工精美,是(shi)研(yan)究(jiu)遼(liao)代建筑藝術風(feng)格的實物(wu)資(zi)料。
墓(mu)群共出土文(wen)物800多(duo)件(jian),有銅器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)、鐵器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)、瓷(ci)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)、陶(tao)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)、木器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)、漆(qi)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)、石器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)、裝飾品(pin)以及食(shi)品(pin)等。瓷(ci)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)中的(de)遼(liao)三彩(cai)、黃(huang)釉瓷(ci)器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)和白瓷(ci)是(shi)遼(liao)瓷(ci)中的(de)精(jing)品(pin)。出土木器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)35件(jian),有男女俑、武俑、十二生(sheng)肖(xiao)俑及家具類的(de)桌、椅、箱(xiang)、盆架、鏡架和柏(bo)木棺箱(xiang),保存完好,制作精(jing)致,至今千年未(wei)朽,極(ji)為(wei)(wei)罕見(jian)。柏(bo)木棺箱(xiang)內成(cheng)有骨(gu)灰,箱(xiang)外均墨書梵(fan)、漢兩(liang)種(zhong)經(jing)文(wen),這(zhe)種(zhong)特殊的(de)葬式在我國尚屬首次發現。張世(shi)卿墓(mu)中的(de)石器(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)石獅,其他皆為(wei)(wei)墓(mu)志銘,記(ji)錄了墓(mu)主人的(de)生(sheng)活及安(an)葬確切年代(dai)。出土文(wen)物中,有多(duo)種(zhong)食(shi)品(pin)如粟、谷、高(gao)粱、核桃、栗子、葡萄、用石灰封口的(de)雞腿(tui)瓶中裝有酒(jiu),為(wei)(wei)研究古代(dai)糧食(shi)作物的(de)種(zhong)植歷(li)史及釀酒(jiu)工(gong)藝(yi)技術提供(gong)了寶貴的(de)實(shi)物資(zi)料。
墓(mu)(mu)室壁畫(hua)(hua)內(nei)容(rong)豐(feng)富(fu),保存完好(hao),繪(hui)畫(hua)(hua)技藝高超,線條流(liu)暢,色(se)彩鮮艷,人物神(shen)態安詳,栩栩如生,富(fu)有生活情趣。壁畫(hua)(hua)共(gong)計98幅(fu)(fu),總面(mian)積(ji)達(da)360平方米。其(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)散樂圖(tu)(tu)、茶道圖(tu)(tu)、天(tian)(tian)(tian)文(wen)(wen)圖(tu)(tu)、出行圖(tu)(tu)、侍女圖(tu)(tu)、備(bei)經圖(tu)(tu)等(deng)(deng)是(shi)在(zai)國(guo)內(nei)首次(ci)發現,宛如地下藝術殿堂。對研究遼代(dai)歷史、文(wen)(wen)化(hua)、天(tian)(tian)(tian)文(wen)(wen)、民俗、服飾等(deng)(deng)有重(zhong)大意(yi)義。墓(mu)(mu)葬中(zhong)(zhong)發現多幅(fu)(fu)星象圖(tu)(tu),其(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)張(zhang)世卿墓(mu)(mu)墓(mu)(mu)頂(ding)所繪(hui)彩色(se)星象圖(tu)(tu),是(shi)一幅(fu)(fu)把中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)傳統的(de)二十八宿記(ji)星法與西方古巴(ba)比倫黃道十二宮(gong)的(de)記(ji)星法融合(he)在(zai)一起(qi)的(de)中(zhong)(zhong)西合(he)壁的(de)天(tian)(tian)(tian)文(wen)(wen)圖(tu)(tu),是(shi)考古界繼(ji)漢(han)墓(mu)(mu)星圖(tu)(tu)和(he)北魏天(tian)(tian)(tian)象圖(tu)(tu)之后又一重(zhong)大發現,為研究我國(guo)古代(dai)天(tian)(tian)(tian)文(wen)(wen)史和(he)中(zhong)(zhong)外(wai)文(wen)(wen)化(hua)交(jiao)流(liu)提(ti)供了(le)新的(de)珍貴史料。