Roof-end Tile with Lotus Design (Translation)
중판연화문수막새 통일신라시대 (Primary Title)
重瓣蓮花文圓瓦當 統一新羅時代 (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

AD 8th century
Korean
Earthenware
Overall: 5 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (13.02 × 4.45 cm)
2016.72
The production of Korean roof-end tiles began in the 1st century after the architectural form was introduced from China. 2016.72 and 2016.80 would have adorned the ends of multiple columns of tiles covering the eaved roofs of temples and palaces during the Unified Silla kingdom. Both examples feature lotus-petal motifs, symbols of Buddhist purity, arranged in concentric tiers.
Unified Silla period (668-935)
None
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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