Egypt or Syria.
A stone paste squared-off hexagonal tile, the white ground painted in black with two intersecting triangles to form a six-pointed star. The six triangles between the points of the stars are filled with bands of triple lines interspersed with tight scrolls. All around a central flower surrounded by a wreath of leaves and tendrils. Early 15th century.
6 x 6.75 in.{15.2 x 17.2 cm.}
c.f. Carswell, John Victoria & Albert Museum Yearbook, Number 3, 1972, Some fifteenth century hexagonal tiles from the Far East. p.62, Nos.3-6.
Ettinghausen, R. Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum, 1972, Plate 6, p.115, No.D1, Tiles in the tomb of Ghars as-Din al-Khalil at-Tawrizi, Damascus.
Condition: Squared-off hexagonal tile, slight crazing to glaze, slight chipping to edges.