RARE BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA TILE WITH CHI-RHO AND PEACOCKS

Ca. AD 400 - 600. A rectangular terracotta tile decorated with a central Chi-Rho monogram, flanked by peacocks and smaller symbolic motifs. Size: 165mm x 160mm; Weight: 525g Provenance: From a central London private collection; earlier acquired on the UK art market before 2000. For similar see: M. Domzalski, Terrasigilla, red slip and glazed wares from Jyeh and Chhim in Lebanon, fig. 16.9.