of rectangular form, decorated in underglaze green, dark blue, yellow, mauve and relief red with black outlines, one side featuring two snakes between four fish within a rock and foliate border, the other side with vase from which emanates a floral bouquet between two large snakes

Intact, colours bright, two drill holes along one edge probably for mounting, minor chips to extremities, notably two angles and one edge, glazed to borders, some minor abrasion along all edges, the side with the snakes and fish very pitted, the other side with a floral bouquet with small spur marks from glazing, as viewed.
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It is extremely unusual to find double-sided Kütahya pottery tile such as the present example. One can infer from the two drill holes along one of its vertical edges and the slightly slant along two sides that it must have been fitted into a frame, possibly on a latch in order to view both facets. The motifs depicted, notably a floral bouquet, snakes and fish, including a snake with multiple heads, are more difficult to decipher, but may be reminiscent of Christian symbols.