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Description: | Small fragment of a medieval (13th or 15th century) decorated floor tile. The fragment is broadly sub-rectangular consisting of one corner of a much large square or rectangular tile. The fabric of the tile is relatively hard with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, iron stone and grit inclusions. The fabric is also mica rich. The fabric colour is an oxidised orange brown with a grey reduced core. The upper surface of the tile has been decorated with a line impressed design, most probably floral. The design in this corner seems to be based on a trefoil or fleur-de-lis contained within two concentric circles. The pattern on the upper edge is glazed a mid greenish brown and survives best within the line impressed design. The glaze is also present on one edge of the tile. There is no evidence of mortar on any of the surfaces of the tile. This suggests that they were laid either on a bed of sand or straight onto a levelled beaten earth floor. This style of line impressed tiles is relatively common in both churches and high status secular buildings dating from the later medieval period 1200-1500.The tile fragment measures 59.1mm length, 54.5mm width, is 27.0mm thick and weighs 151.36 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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