Oldest tiles

Oldest tiles ranked by inception.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-10-12, Floor fragment from the funerary temple of the pyramid of Cheops tops the list with 2,544 BC.

  1. #1 Floor fragment from the funerary temple of the pyramid of Cheops — 2,544 BC

    fragmentary basalt tile of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt (Old Kingdom), 2543–2435 BCE, in the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

    source Wikidata
  2. #2 Appliqué decorated with a God-warrior and a deamon featuring talons — 751 BC

    object at Louvre Museum

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  3. #3 Large Brick with Inscription, Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1930.556 — AD 54

    YUAG 4487. Archaeological object excavated in Dura-Europos by the Yale-French team, 1929, Syria

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  4. #4 Ceiling Tile with Heliodoros, an Actuarius, Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1933.292 — AD 200

    YUAG 5748; archaeological artifact excavated in Dura-Europos by the Yale-French team, 1928-1937, Syria

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  5. #5 Painted Tile with Man's Head Inside Circle, Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1933.293 — AD 200

    YUAG 5749; archaeological artifact excavated in Dura-Europos by the Yale-French team, 1928-1937, Syria

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  6. #6 Painted Tile with Man's Upper Body and Head Inside Circle, Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1933.294 — AD 200

    YUAG 5750; archaeological artifact excavated in Dura-Europos by the Yale-French team, 1928-1937, Syria

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  7. #7 Painted Tile with Oranges (?) Inside Circle, Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1933.295 — AD 200

    YUAG 5751; archaeological artifact excavated in Dura-Europos by the Yale-French team, 1928-1937, Syria

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  8. #8 Painted Ceiling Tile with Oranges, Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1933.296 — AD 200

    YUAG 5752; archaeological artifact excavated in Dura-Europos by the Yale-French team, 1928-1937, Syria

    source Wikidata
  9. #9 Painted Tile with Bird Inside Wreath, Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1933.260 — AD 240

    YUAG 5713; archaeological artifact excavated in Dura-Europos by the Yale-French team, 1928-1937, Syria

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  10. #10 Tile with Bird inside Wreath, Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1933.262 — AD 240

    YUAG 5715; archaeological artifact excavated in Dura-Europos by the Yale-French team, 1928-1937, Syria

    source Wikidata