1929.2.20: Fragment of a Circular, Eaves-End Roof Tile with a Recessed Medallion Featuring Stylized Lotus-Blossom Decor
Architectural Elements
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1929.2.20
- Title
- Fragment of a Circular, Eaves-End Roof Tile with a Recessed Medallion Featuring Stylized Lotus-Blossom Decor
- Classification
- Architectural Elements
- Work Type
- architectural element
- Date
- 5th-6th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
- Period
- Three Kingdoms period, Silla, 57 BCE-668 CE
- Culture
- Korean
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/94675
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Buff earthenware with mold-impressed decoration. Reportedly from Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province.
- Technique
- Molded
- Dimensions
- H. 16.3 x W. 7.6 x D. 11 cm (6 7/16 x 3 x 4 5/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Langdon Warner (1881-1955), Cambridge, MA (by 1929), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1929.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Langdon Warner
- Accession Year
- 1929
- Object Number
- 1929.2.20
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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