Object Name	Tile
Description	Square, hand decorated tile from Carthage, Africa. Eight pointed star painted in brown and white with four circular dots surrounding star. Yellow organic design flows out from star on face of tile.
Collection	Ross C. Purdy Museum Collection
Dimensions	H-2 W-11 L-11 cm
Early Date	1400
Late Date	1500
Material	Ceramic/Earthenware/Stone
Medium	Glazed
Notes	F.C. Flint was the original donor of the tile. It was originally given to him by Mr. P.R. Bullard of the Golding-Keene Co., Keene, N.H. Mr. Bullard, on a recent trip to Europe, picked up a number of these [tiles] and was kind enough to send me [Mr. Flint] one of them. This tile comes from an old Moorish home with an authenticated history of 500 years.
Place of Origin	Carthage, Africa

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