Turkey (Sardis, Lydia)

Lydian Painted Terracotta Architectural Tile with Lotus-Palmette and Tongue Frieze

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Created in the Archaic period, 6th century BCE (circa 575–550 BCE), under the Lydian civilization.

This object is an architectural revetment tile fragment featuring a brightly painted surface. It is crafted from terracotta (fired clay) using a mold-made production technique combined with hand-finishing, incised detailing, and slip-painted polychrome decoration (utilizing dark brown/black and earthy red-brown pigments).