10 SPOLIA ZEYLANIGCA. 
the roof fringe and which is alone shown inthe figures. The hanging 
part of these tiles is sometimes approximately square in form, Plate 
C., figs. 2, 3), but they have more often (as in Text fig. IIT.) the shape - 
of conventionalized bd leaves. Animal figures, usually those of the 
lion (sinha) and goose (/ansa), are embossed on both the outer and 
inner surfaces of the hanging tile, but sometimes the inner less easily 
seen surface is left plain. This relievo decoration is effected by 
pressing down the tile on to a wooden mould on which the lion 
(found usually on the obverse) is engraved, the clay being pressed 
well into the mould from behind by the action of the fingers. The 
Text fig. IIT. 

KANDYAN EAVES-TILES. 
A., Length 15} inches. B., Length about 8} inches. 
addition of ornament on the reverse is now more difficult. The 
figure, usually a goose, is prepared in the same way by pressing 
soft clay into a suitable mould, but instead of the whole tile being 
so pressed against the mould, only the actual animal form is made, 
and when this is lifted off the mould it is applied to the back of 
the tile (the obverse of which has already been ornamented). 
The result of this pressing of both animal forms into hollow moulds 
is that when they are applied together back to back on the obverse 
and reverse of the tile there remains a hollow space within the tile, 
and between the two animal shells. It is usual to pierce a small 
round hole on the reverse side animal’s body to admit of the escape 
of heated air when the tile is fired. The decoration tiles so made 
stands out in high relief, and shows up well in brilliant sunshine. 
A simpler method results in the production of similarly decorated 
tiles with less relief. This result is attained by merely pressing the 
