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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1991.528.2
Title
Fragment of an Arciform Pendent Eaves-End Roof Tile with Striding Dragon Decor and with Floral Scroll along the Bottom Edge
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
8th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Unified Silla dynasty, 668-935
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201346

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Light gray earthenware with mold-impressed decoration. Reportedly from Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province.
Technique
Molded
Dimensions
H. 5.5 x W. 28.8 x D. 12.5 cm (2 3/16 x 11 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (?-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Maria C. Henderson and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
1991
Object Number
1991.528.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Gregory Henderson, Korean Ceramics: An Art's Variety, exh. cat., Ohio State University, Divisions of Art Gallery (Columbus, Ohio, 1969), p. 31, no. 40

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