Tile 19.
Egypt or Syria.
A square stone paste tile freely painted in underglaze blue and black. Four ogivals in white, each with a central onion motif, outlined in black, face inwards from each corner between each leaf of a central simple four-leafed design also in white and outlined in black. The remaining area completely filled with blue cross hatching and tight cloud/wave patterns.
First half of the 15th century.
9 x 9 in. {22.9 x 22.9 cm.}
c.f. Porter, V., Islamic Tiles, pub. Interlink Books, 1995. p.97, ill. for similar tight cloud/wave filling.
Condition: Intact. Loss from lower right corner and additional chipping to edges.