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Face | Claws
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Tile,
early 7th century; Three Kingdoms period (18
B.C.–A.D.660)
Korean (Paekche Kingdom)
Earthenware; 11 x 11 in. (28 x 28 cm)
The National Museum of Korea, Seoul (Treasure no.
343)
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We do not know
exactly what kind of imaginary being this creature was, or what
meaning he contained for the people who made him. Stories of this
time often describe monsters as living in faraway mountainous areas.
Tiles of this kind were made in Paekche, a small kingdom established
in southwestern Korea about 2,000 years ago (18 B.C.E.–660
C.E.). Paekche was not far from eastern China and southern Japan,
and the kingdom conducted trade with both countries.
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