Cover Tile

64-21-2

From: China | Beijing

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 64-21-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China | Beijing
Period Ming Dynasty
Date Made 1400 - 1925
Section Asian
Materials Terracotta
Technique Glazed
Iconography Dragon
Description

Round outer face, only, of an antefix for a cover tile from the roof of a building. The tile has a raised flat margin all round inside of which is a low relief Ming dragon. The mold could be as early as 15th century, but the piece could have been cast later. The yellow glaze implies the tile was made for an Imperial building.

Height 5.5 cm
Outside Diameter 20.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Rees H. Barkalow, 1964

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