Help ID this tile embossed Etruscan like figures cement like materials

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Is this tile older or newer

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  1. Mugzinnys

    Mugzinnys Well-Known Member

    This tile is approximately 3" X 11" It has a curve back not flat Is it old or newer.
     

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  2. Walter Del Pellegrino

    Walter Del Pellegrino Well-Known Member

    It is most likely a copy of a known example. It is not an embossed tile but more correctly a "Bas-Relief Panel", Bas meaning a low relief or shallow carved panel or plaque. The figures lack any detail and I can't determine who or what they represent. They all seem to be bald and baby-like. Putti perhaps? (which should not be confused with Cherubim or Cherubs). Here is part of a frieze from a 19th building in Leith, Scotland. It looks very much as if your panel was inspired by this example.
    I can't tell what your piece consists of but the most common materials are plaster of Paris and terra-cotta clay.

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    Walter Del Pellegrino, Sep 1, 2016
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  3. Mugzinnys

    Mugzinnys Well-Known Member

    Thanks Walter for your insight
     
    Mugzinnys, Sep 3, 2016
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