Medieval French Encaustic Floor Tile with Quatrefoil and Geometric Decoration

A 14th-century medieval encaustic earthenware floor tile from northern France, decorated with a large quatrefoil motif enclosed within a border of triangular geometric compartments, incorporating small circular ornaments.

The design is executed in contrasting pale clay against a dark brown glazed ground. The combination of quatrefoil and geometric ornament is characteristic of Gothic decorative pavements, where individual tiles were arranged to create elaborate repeating patterns.

c14th century, Northern France.

12cm : about 1.7cm thick

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Condition: Worn glaze, heavily in places. Some loss to the decoration. Some residue to the reverse. Please check photos carefully.