Tile

Syrian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 303

This lustrous tile is made of dark purple glass overlaid with gold foil and sealed again with clear glass. The gold foil triangles form a cross pattern. Such tiles may have been used to decorate walls or other objects in a Syrian church.

Tile, Gold Glass, Syrian

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