Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Pair of Architectural Terminals
16th century
ceramic with glazes
(China )
(China )
These architechtural features are in the form of dragons, they would most likely have served as beam-ends for the roof of a temple.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Randolph Mordecai [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1947, by gift.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
each: 17 3/16 x 6 1/4 in. (43.7 x 15.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Randolph Mordecai, 1947
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
VO.97 (49.2378, 49.2379)