Remarks: NO TILE BACKER = MOULD PATRIX? FAIRLY CRISP DETAILS. THICK RAISED BAND (W CA. 2.5) AROUND EDGES, ROUNDED ACROSS TOP. ABOVE HORIZONTAL BASE, ROW OF MOULDED TONGUES (H 2.7-2.9). RECESSED ABOVE THIS IS FLAT NARROW BAND RISING AT CENTER INTO BANDED VOLUTES WITH MOULDED EYES. ON TOP OF VOLUTES, FOREPAWS OF 2 SPHINX BODIES, SHOWN IN PROFILE IN HERALDIC POSE, WITH SHARED FRONTAL FEMALE HEAD IN POLOS. TAILS RISE FROM HAUNCHES & CURVE UP & OUT, ENDING IN DOWN-TURNED OVAL END. DONATED FROM VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM.
