Roof-end Tile with Human Face Motif

Roof-end Tile with Human Face Motif
The tile
Discovered1932
Gyeongju, Korea, Empire of Japan

The Roof-end Tile with Human Face Motif (Korean: 경주 얼굴무늬 수막새), nicknamed the Silla smile (신라의 미소), is a Silla-era (57 BCE – 935 CE) ornamental roof tile that went on the end of a roof. It was made Treasure of South Korea no. 2010 on November 27, 2018.

The smiling face depicted in the tile is considered iconic, and has become a symbol of Gyeongju. It is now in the Gyeongju National Museum.

It is the only known handmade Korean ornamental roof-end tile; all other known roof-end tiles were made with molds.

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