trial_description_8:
Complete floor tile broken at two opposite corners. Large chip in center at top edge. Slip worn at the curved end.
Top surface smooth with four parallel finger grooves preserved in the center. Underside roughly finished with mortar residue. Traces of buff light slip on the sides and top. On one side, a pattern of broad stripes, alternating slipped areas with dark unslipped areas (intentional?)
Dark red fabric, fired dark brown on top, with large dark inclusions and numerous lime inclusions.
Similar to A 5031 but thicker.