Circular roof terminal decorated with dragon motif from Ming tombs near Beijing
| Accession Nr.: | 837 |
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| Type: | ceramics; architectural fragment |
| Date of production: |
15th–17th centuries
Ming dynasty |
| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | bequest of Zoltán Felvinczi Takács |
| Materials: | earthenware |
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| Techniques: | glazed; stamped |
| Dimensions: | height: 2 cm diameter: 14.1 cm |
Roofs of Chinese buildings are tiled with rows of cylindrical ridge-tiles bisected lengthwise. This circular roof terminal depicts the coiling body of a dragon.