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Two mould-made ceiling tiles with a Maltese Cross
Seville, c. 1550
29.5 cm (height); 3.5 cm (thickness); 13 cm (width)
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Similar ceiling tiles in the V&A (Ray 2000, no. 890) come from the church of Santiago, Carmona, near Seville.
Provenance uncertain. WA.OA130