End-tile with inscription

Details

• Title

  End-tile with inscription

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Shandong province › Huang xian (find spot)

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  Han Dynasty (c. 206 BC - AD 220)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with moulded decoration

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  formed › moulded

• Object type

  component › fixture/fitting › architectural fitting › roof-ornament;

  architecture › roof › roof-tile

• Dimensions

  1.8 cm (height)
  20.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Reverend F. Freeman, 1951.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.1199

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