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Convex Roof-end Tile with a Kalavinka Design
unknownUnified Silla, 8th century
Gyeongju National Museum
Gyeongju-si, South Korea
Kalavinka is an imaginary bird that appears in Buddhist scripts. It is a human-headed creature with a beautiful bird call. Convex rood-end tiles with a Kalavinka design were also excavated from the Hwangnyongsa Temple site, Bunhwangsa Temple, and Samnangsa Temple site as well as Wolji Pond.
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- Title: Convex Roof-end Tile with a Kalavinka Design
- Creator: unknown
- Date Created: Unified Silla, 8th century
- Location: Wolji, Inwang-dong, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Korea
- Type: architecture
- Rights: Gyeongju National Museum
- Medium: D 15.2cm
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