1929.3.A-C: Three Fragments of an Arciform Pendent Eaves-End Roof Tile with Scrolling Floral Decor and with a Border of Bosses or Pearls
Architectural Elements
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1929.3.A-C
- Title
- Three Fragments of an Arciform Pendent Eaves-End Roof Tile with Scrolling Floral Decor and with a Border of Bosses or Pearls
- Classification
- Architectural Elements
- Work Type
- architectural element
- Date
- Nara period, 710-794
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Nara Prefecture, Nara
- Period
- Nara period, 710-794
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/73722
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Buff earthenware with mold-impressed decoration; Reportedly from Nara
- Technique
- Molded
- Dimensions
- maximum, irregular: H. 6.3 x W. 16.3 x D. 4.4 cm (2 1/2 x 6 7/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Langdon Warner
- Accession Year
- 1929
- Object Number
- 1929.3.A-C
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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