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Description: | A probable Medieval floor tile, probably dating from the 14th or 15th century. Only one cornerof the tile survives and it is damaged. The top face is glazed and decorated in counter relief. The fabric is hard and has an irregular texture. It varies in colour from dark red to grey and has poorly sorted white quartz and occasional red grog inclusions. The glaze is dark brown to purple. The design is of an angular lis depicted in outline only, the edge being a groove in the tile. At the base of the stem is a cross stem which terminates in a scrolled tendril. The sides of the tile have diagonal striations where they have been trimmed. Similar tiles, though none of this design, can be seen in the Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue, but all but one of them are two coloured. It is also possible that the tile is slightly later, perhaps 16th century.
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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