Two 8 inch by 8 inch tiles sit on a black and white map of Detroit. Each tile features a simplified silhouette of a lion's body, each of their tails are alert and pointed forward to their head. The tiles are mirrored, with the bright blue tile on the left facing the gray-blue tile on the right.
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This Aztec Lion tile features the matte bright blue Sky glaze. The lion faces to the right and rests on the wooden bookshelf of a collector.
On the same wooden collector's shelves rests another Aztec Lion tile. This version features the gray-blue semi-gloss Dusk glaze. The lion faces the left.
The left-facing Lion tile in the Dusk glaze sits on a black and white map of Detroit.
The right-facing Lion tile in the Sky glaze sits on a black and white map of Detroit.
The right-facing Lion tile in the Sky glaze sits next to a three inch by three inch tile featuring a line-drawn image of a cartoonish lion on a black and white map of Detroit.
Two 8 inch by 8 inch tiles sit on a black and white map of Detroit. Each tile features a simplified silhouette of a lion's body, each of their tails are alert and pointed forward to their head. The tiles are mirrored, with the bright blue tile on the left facing the gray-blue tile on the right.
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This Aztec Lion tile features the matte bright blue Sky glaze. The lion faces to the right and rests on the wooden bookshelf of a collector.
On the same wooden collector's shelves rests another Aztec Lion tile. This version features the gray-blue semi-gloss Dusk glaze. The lion faces the left.
The left-facing Lion tile in the Dusk glaze sits on a black and white map of Detroit.
The right-facing Lion tile in the Sky glaze sits on a black and white map of Detroit.
The right-facing Lion tile in the Sky glaze sits next to a three inch by three inch tile featuring a line-drawn image of a cartoonish lion on a black and white map of Detroit.

Aztec Lion Tile

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The 8x8 Aztec Lion tile was part of a collection of animal tiles designed by Pewabic co-founder Mary Chase Perry Stratton in the mid-1920s. Aztec imagery was very popular at the time, and many historic architectural examples can still be seen today. The Guardian Building in downtown Detroit is a prime example. This Aztec Lion design was also used in Detroit area schools for fireplace installations, drinking fountains, and classroom goldfish ponds.

  • 8” x 8”
  • Handcrafted in Detroit
  • Individually hand-pressed in our own stoneware and glazed by Pewabic artisans
  • Pewabic logo stamped on back
  • Slight variations in glaze and firing results ensure each handcrafted Pewabic piece is one of a kind
  • Pictured with the 3x3 Lion Tile 
  • Available in Sky and Dusk