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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