ANCIENT ITEMS DISCLAIMER: This piece is part of a small collection of ancient/historic/antique artifacts that we recently acquired. We are brand new to dealing in such items. Extensive research is being conducted with the hope of accurately representing each piece. That being said, all origin and/or age claims should be taken with a grain of salt. We are bound to make a few mistakes before we get the basics down. Please feel free to share your knowledge with us...this is always greatly appreciated!

Being offered for sale is the ancient EARTHENWARE / TERRACOTTA TILE FRAGMENT (featuring incised (either pressed with mold or hand carved?) people, plants, animals, signs & symbols in and around (4) circles, possibly representing the activities/rituals of the seasons (our amateur interpretation) - see 3rd picture for our best guesses as to what we think each carving is) with unknown origin (possibly Near Eastern, Egyptian or Pre-Columbian - hours of online searching returned no precedents), from circa as far back as prehistoric times (really no idea how old - please feel free to share any knowledge you may have on this piece - as always, this would be greatly appreciated), as seen in the pictures/as described in the title. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT CONDITION NOTES. Being offered for sale AS-FOUND, uncleaned. May require a thorough detailing to bring to its full potential. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED or your money back...no questions asked!

CONDITION NOTES:

We do not yet feel comfortable grading the condition of ancient items. Any/all defects/breaks are clearly shown in the pictures provided. Any hard to see defects and/or repairs shall have arrows pointed at them in one or more of the pictures. Please inspect ALL of the pictures carefully (zoom-in for details).

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT:

Measures 3-7/8" wide (at largest) x 3-7/16" tall x 5/8" thick. Weighs 8.6 oz..

PLEASE NOTE: The inflated shipping cost for this item is to help offset the high price of insuring the package at full purchase price. Please take this into consideration and work it into your offer(s).

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