Fragment of Tile

Fragment of Tile

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Tile
Department
Ancient
Category
Byzantine
Roman
Islamic
Place Made: 
Western Europe
Date: 
800-899
Color
AAT
green
AAT
gold
Technique
AAT
casting
AAT
pressing
AAT
gilding
Material
AAT
glass
AAT
gold
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 4.1 cm,Th: 0.6 cm
Accession Number: 
95.1.71
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Jerome Strauss
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Fragment of Tile. Transparent green; gold foil. Cast, impressed; gilded. Fragment from corner of tile. Upper surface has overall pattern of square and rectangular compartments (0.8-1 cm x 0.7 cm) separated by grid of impressed lines, all of which are covered with unprotected gold foil. Surfaces of compartments are convex. Lower surface of tile is somewhat rough and matte grayish brown. One side was cleanly broken along one of impressed lines, and second side, which is at 90 degrees to first, was grozed along impressed line, where gilding appears to end.
Inscription
F19
mark
:
on edge
Provenance
Strauss, Jerome, Source
1979

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