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Description: | A Medieval fragment of a decorated floor tile (mid 13th century). Originally the floor tile would have been square but now approximately 75% is missing. The upper surface is decorated with a two-colour design picked out in white slip with a lead-glaze. The pattern is very similar to no 1833 from Byland Abbey, Yorkshire dated to the mid 13th century, made in the tilery at Old Byland, Yorkshire (Eames 1980: volume 2).
The pattern on the tile suggests the tile was intended to be laid to form a lozenge shape. There is a curved linear arch with a trefoil in the top corner above the arch. The arch extends from side to side starting and terminating in a corner. Underneath the arch is the face of a beast. Below the face is a curved border echoing the shape of the arch above. Underneath this border is a more stylised motif, again possibly representing a beast. Only one corner of this tile remains ?? containing the end of the uppermost arch and the ear of the beast.
Dimensions: length: 77.10mm; width: 40.24mm; thickness: 23.86mm; weight: 95.40g.
Reference: Eames, E. 1980. Catalogue of Medieval Lead-Glazed Earthenware Tiles. Volumes 1 and 2. British Museum Press: London.
Identification by finder. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Sumnall, Kate - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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