Korean roof tile
AD 700-800 · Resource
A ceramic ridge-end roof tile bearing a fierce beast-mask to ward off evil, from a temple in the Unified Silla capital of Gyeongju. It reflects the Buddhist building boom of unified Korea.
On these timelines: British Museum, Resources: Combined
Around 750
- Viking Age (793)
- An Lushan Rebellion (755)
- Islamic Golden Age (750)
- Khmer Empire (Angkor) (802)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Abbasid Caliphate founded (750)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Fall of the Sasanian Empire (651)
- Srivijaya Empire (650)
- Silla unifies Korea (668)