1991.528.1: Fragment of an Arciform Pendent Eaves-End Roof Tile with Decoration of Two Standing Birds, Perhaps Peacocks, Facing a Wheel

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1991.528.1

Title

Fragment of an Arciform Pendent Eaves-End Roof Tile with Decoration of Two Standing Birds, Perhaps Peacocks, Facing a Wheel

Classification

Architectural Elements

Work Type

architectural element

Date

7th-8th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Korea

Period

Unified Silla dynasty, 668-935

Culture

Korean

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/201621

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Light gray earthenware with mold-impressed decoration. Reportedly from Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province.

Technique

Molded

Dimensions

H. 5.3 x W. 26 x D. 6.6 cm (2 1/16 x 10 1/4 x 2 5/8 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

1991.528.1

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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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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