Title:
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Ridge Tile in the Form of a Demonic Face (鬼面瓦/兽面瓦, Gwimyeon)
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Description:
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Unglazed grey stoneware roof ridge tile fragment with mold impressed decoration of an ogre mask, with kiln gloss (natural ash glaze) deposits. Left half of ridge tile, broken vertically.
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Attribution:
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null
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Date:
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8th - 9th century
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Primary Maker:
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Unknown Artist
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Medium:
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Unglazed molded stoneware with natural ash glaze deposits
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (21.6 × 14 × 9.5 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Gift of Brooks McCormick Jr.
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Object number:
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2004.116
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