Name: Roof tile with markings
Description: A near complete tile made of reddish paste, with a smooth exterior and a very irregular inner part. Three engraved lines were drawn in the exterior, with the clay still fresh, across the tile’s width, and a curved line across its length. On one side there are six smaller lines and a word written in Arabic.
Chronology: 12th century
Dimensions: Height: 72mm, Width: 200mm, Length: 72mm
Provenance: Alcaria Longa
Location: Museum of Mértola
Taken from:
GÓMEZ MARTÍNEZ, Susana (ed.) (2011) - Os signos do quotidiano: gestos, marcas e símbolos no Al - Ândalus. Mértola: Campo Arqueológico, p.53.
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