Roof tile — Seated Lion, 1500-1644
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1500-1644
Roof tile — Seated Lion, 1500-1644 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1500-1644. The museum's brief description reads: Roof tile, 'Seated lion', earthenware with lead glaze, China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 1500-1644. Museum description: Roof tile of earthenware in the form of a lion. Covered in a green lead glaze. The museum record gives material recorded as earthenware, lead glaze; place associated: China. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- earthenware, lead glaze
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Lead glazed earthenware.
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Museum object name
- Roof tile
- Museum object number
- C.395-1912
- Museum system number
- O437459
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.