Roof-tile with a circular roof terminal decorated with dragon motif from Temple of Agriculture, Beijing
| Accession Nr.: | 820 |
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| Type: | ceramics; architectural fragment |
| Date of production: |
18th century
Qing dynasty |
| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | bequest of Zoltán Felvinczi Takács |
| Materials: | earthenware |
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| Techniques: | glazed |
| Dimensions: | diameter: 14 cm length: 30 cm |
This circular roof terminal depicts the coiling body of a dragon. The tile has projecting rims; in its centre, there is the sculptural, curving body that swirls around a pearl.