Title: Temple Eave Tile with Lotus Design
Object type: Roof tile
Culture: Japan
Period: Nara period (710–794)
Medium: Earthenware
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY