{"product_id":"silla-earthenware-roof-end-tile-gwimyeonwa-demon-face-mask-motif","title":"Silla Earthenware Roof-End Tile (Gwimyeonwa): Demon-Face Mask Motif","description":"\u003cp\u003eRidge-end roof tile in moulded earthenware, decorated with a beast mask ('kwimyon') to ward off evil spirits. Unglazed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis roof-tile is the ridge-end tile that was placed at the four corners of the hip-and-gable roof of Unified Silla buildings. Ridge-end tiles were used to cover the end of diagonals that descend from the main ridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDemon-faced tiles such as this one were laid at both ends of the main ridge of a hip-and-gable roof, as shown by the semicircular curve at the center of the base. Demon motifs were meant to repel evil forces from the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSungbok Temple\u003cbr\u003eSouth Korea: Gyeongsangbuk-do (province): Gyeongju: Sungbok Temple\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/A_1992-0615-24\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003cbr\u003eHeight- 13cm\u003cbr\u003ewidth- 13cm\u003cbr\u003ethickness- 2cm\u003cbr\u003eweight- 606gr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ArtinKo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51894009266407,"sku":"ART1000","price":110.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/0100\/1191\/files\/Korean-traditional-art.jpg?v=1774020475","url":"https:\/\/www.artinko.com\/products\/silla-earthenware-roof-end-tile-gwimyeonwa-demon-face-mask-motif","provider":"ArtinKo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}