Pair of Antique Green Korean Outdoor Reticulated Tiles. 

Floral pattern in center. 

Condition: Cracks throughout. 

Size: 12 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.

Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges, or other objects such as tabletops. Alternatively, tile can sometimes refer to similar units made from lightweight materials such as perlite, wood, and mineral wool, typically used for wall and ceiling applications. In another sense, a tile is a construction tile or similar object, such as rectangular counters used in playing games. The word is derived from the French word “tuile,” which is, in turn, from the Latin word “tegula,” meaning a roof tile composed of fired clay. Tiles are often used to form wall and floor coverings, and can range from simple square tiles to complex or mosaics. Tiles are most often made of ceramic, typically glazed for internal uses and unglazed for roofing, but other materials are also commonly used, such as glass, cork, concrete and other composite materials, and stone. Tiling stone is typically marble, onyx, granite or slate. Thinner tiles can be used on walls than on floors, which require more durable surfaces that will resist impacts. In use since the 13th Century BC, tile is one of the earliest protective measures applied to dwellings by modern man. From the 18th Century onward, they have grown increasingly more ornamental and design-oriented, as opposed to solely functional. 
 

Cracks throughout.