Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c24.58

c24.58

The incised ornamentation of tiles has also been referred to above; examples are shown in Fig. 135, where Nos. 1-6 represent flat roofing tiles, Nos. 7 and 8 a coping or ridge tile in plan and section, and No. 9 a semi-cylindrical ridge tile with incised ornament,—such as is only very rarely met with, however, on the curved tiles.