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2. Tesserae of “ smalto,” of one colour, from Herculaneum. De¬ 
posited by Miss Harris. 
3. Ditto, in white marble, from Pompeii. Presented by Miss 
Salisbury, 
4. Coarser kind of tesselation. 
5. Piece of pavement, formed of imbedded marble. 
6. Cubes of various materials used in making mosaic. 
7. and 8. Two pieces of mediaeval mosaic, such as was used in 
Italy about the thirteenth century. Deposited by Mr, Night¬ 
ingale. 
9. Moorish tile, called by the Spaniards “ azulego,” from the pre¬ 
valent blue colour, from the Palace of the Alhambra, at 
Granada. 
During the dark ages that succeeded the subversion of the 
Western Empire, the manufacture of decorative pottery was en¬ 
tirely lost in Europe. It first re-appeared in Spain, carried thither 
by the Mahomedan invaders, and principally in the fortress-palace 
of the Alhambra, are found specimens of this style of decoration, 
which attest the grace and refinement of Arabian art. 
10 to 13. Other tiles from the Alhambra. 
14. Two tiles from the Alcazar, at Seville. Nos. 9 to 14 deposited 
by Mr. Nightingale. 
15 to 17. Three tiles from the King’s Palace, at Clarendon. Pre¬ 
sented by Dr. Fowler. 
The earliest specimens of decorative fictile ware, which we 
possess subsequent to the Norman Conquest, are the ornamental 
tiles with which most of our churches and abbeys were paved. 
They commence about 1200. In the two following centuries the 
decorations were of a much more varied and elaborate character. 
The devices impressed upon paving tiles consist for the most part 
of foliage, heraldic bearings, crosses, symbols, and grotesque 
figures. 
18 to 27. Ten tiles from the site of the old Grey Friars, Fisherton, 
and other sources ; also a tile bearing shield of arms. Pre¬ 
sented by Mrs. Wickins, Mr. Clench, fyc. 
28. Tile of later date, from Cirencester. Deposited by Rev. J. 
Greenly. 
CASE 11. 
Mediaeval Pottery. 
1. Tall English jug, of very early date, possibly Norman; it has a 
mottled glaze of yellow and green, the only ornamentation 
