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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1929.1.3
Title
Fragment of a Circular, Eaves-End Roof Tile with Cloud-Scroll Decor
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
1st-3rd century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Han dynasty, Eastern Han period, 25-220 CE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/94357

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Light gray earthenware with mold-impressed decoration. Reportedly recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea.
Dimensions
H. 10.3 x W. 6.2 x Depth 2.8 cm (4 1/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 1/8 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
1929.1.3
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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