墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)(shi)(shi)建在(zai)地下(xia)4~5米處(chu),均坐北朝南。墓(mu)(mu)葬(zang)(zang)形(xing)制有(you)(you)雙室(shi)(shi)(shi)墓(mu)(mu)、單室(shi)(shi)(shi)墓(mu)(mu),有(you)(you)方形(xing)、圓形(xing)、六角(jiao)形(xing)、八角(jiao)形(xing)等。墓(mu)(mu)葬(zang)(zang)由(you)墓(mu)(mu)道、墓(mu)(mu)門、墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)(shi)(shi)組(zu)成(cheng)(cheng),大(da)部分(fen)為(wei)磚雕仿木結(jie)構。張世卿墓(mu)(mu)為(wei)前、后方形(xing),有(you)(you)墓(mu)(mu)室(shi)(shi)(shi),由(you)墓(mu)(mu)道、墓(mu)(mu)門、前室(shi)(shi)(shi)、甬道和后室(shi)(shi)(shi)五部分(fen)組(zu)成(cheng)(cheng),造型獨特,結(jie)構復雜,做工精(jing)美,是(shi)研究遼代(dai)建筑(zhu)藝術風格的實物資料。
墓群共(gong)出土文(wen)物(wu)800多(duo)(duo)件,有銅器(qi)、鐵器(qi)、瓷(ci)器(qi)、陶器(qi)、木器(qi)、漆(qi)器(qi)、石(shi)器(qi)、裝飾品(pin)以及食(shi)品(pin)等。瓷(ci)器(qi)中(zhong)的(de)(de)遼三彩、黃釉瓷(ci)器(qi)和白瓷(ci)是遼瓷(ci)中(zhong)的(de)(de)精品(pin)。出土木器(qi)35件,有男女俑、武俑、十二生(sheng)肖(xiao)俑及家具(ju)類的(de)(de)桌(zhuo)、椅、箱(xiang)、盆架、鏡架和柏(bo)木棺(guan)(guan)箱(xiang),保(bao)存完好,制作(zuo)精致,至(zhi)今千年未朽(xiu),極為罕見。柏(bo)木棺(guan)(guan)箱(xiang)內(nei)成有骨灰(hui)(hui),箱(xiang)外(wai)均墨書梵(fan)、漢兩種(zhong)(zhong)經文(wen),這種(zhong)(zhong)特殊的(de)(de)葬式在我國尚屬首次發現。張(zhang)世卿墓中(zhong)的(de)(de)石(shi)器(qi)為石(shi)獅,其他皆為墓志銘,記(ji)錄了墓主人的(de)(de)生(sheng)活及安(an)葬確(que)切(qie)年代。出土文(wen)物(wu)中(zhong),有多(duo)(duo)種(zhong)(zhong)食(shi)品(pin)如粟、谷、高粱、核桃、栗子、葡萄、用石(shi)灰(hui)(hui)封口的(de)(de)雞腿瓶中(zhong)裝有酒,為研究古代糧食(shi)作(zuo)物(wu)的(de)(de)種(zhong)(zhong)植歷(li)史及釀酒工藝技術(shu)提(ti)供了寶貴的(de)(de)實物(wu)資料(liao)。
墓室壁(bi)畫內容(rong)豐富,保存完(wan)好,繪(hui)畫技(ji)藝高超,線條流暢,色彩鮮艷,人物神態安詳,栩(xu)栩(xu)如生,富有生活情趣。壁(bi)畫共計98幅(fu)(fu),總面積達360平方米。其(qi)中(zhong)的(de)散樂圖(tu)(tu)、茶道圖(tu)(tu)、天(tian)文(wen)(wen)(wen)圖(tu)(tu)、出行圖(tu)(tu)、侍女圖(tu)(tu)、備經圖(tu)(tu)等是(shi)(shi)在國內首(shou)次發現,宛(wan)如地下藝術殿堂。對研(yan)究(jiu)遼代歷史、文(wen)(wen)(wen)化、天(tian)文(wen)(wen)(wen)、民俗、服(fu)飾等有重(zhong)大意義。墓葬中(zhong)發現多幅(fu)(fu)星象圖(tu)(tu),其(qi)中(zhong)張世卿墓墓頂(ding)所繪(hui)彩色星象圖(tu)(tu),是(shi)(shi)一(yi)幅(fu)(fu)把(ba)中(zhong)國傳(chuan)統的(de)二十八宿記星法(fa)與西方古巴比倫黃道十二宮(gong)的(de)記星法(fa)融合在一(yi)起的(de)中(zhong)西合壁(bi)的(de)天(tian)文(wen)(wen)(wen)圖(tu)(tu),是(shi)(shi)考古界繼漢墓星圖(tu)(tu)和(he)北(bei)魏天(tian)象圖(tu)(tu)之后(hou)又(you)一(yi)重(zhong)大發現,為研(yan)究(jiu)我國古代天(tian)文(wen)(wen)(wen)史和(he)中(zhong)外(wai)文(wen)(wen)(wen)化交流提供了新的(de)珍貴史料(liao)。