TEURA-COTTA ROOFING-TILES. 



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These tiles are light-colored, porous, and very roughly 

 made. The specimen figured is in the gi-eat Indian col- 

 lection made by Dr. Jagor, now in the Museum fiir Vol- 

 keriiunde, Berlin. From a few photographs that I have 

 seen of Indian houses tliere seems to be no moditication 

 of the eaves tiles for architectural effect. 



The English buildings in Agra and an English church 

 in Bombay, and doubtless English buildings in other parts 

 of the empire, are covered with the ordinary pantile. 



CEYLON. 



At Columbo the normal tile (imb.) is seen, the eaves 

 tile having a double imbrex. At Candy, the famous 

 temple is roofed with flat tiles having square ends, pre- 

 senting in the photograph the appearance of a shingled 

 roof. Other buildings near the temple are covered with 

 the normal tile (imb.). 



PERSIA. 



Judging by the few pictures and descriptions available, 

 the normal tile {imb.) seems to be the one in common use. 

 In former times, judging by the high skill attained by the 



