Architectural ElementsKorean7th-10th century
Fragment of an Arciform Pendent Eaves-End Roof Tile with Decoration of Two Buddhist Flying Apsaras ("Pi-ch'ŏn"; Chinese, "Feitian") Facing a Censer
7th-10th century
Dimensions
H. 5.3 x W. 12.1 x D. 4.5 cm (2 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Langdon Warner (1881-1955), Cambridge, MA (by 1929), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1929.
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