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Description: | Medieval floor tile fragment probably of 14th century date The fragment is a corner from a square tile with straight sides (with a surviving length of 97.5mm, a surviving width of 75.6mm, a thickness of 23.8mm and a weight of 227.8g). The corner of the tile has two-colour decoration, with the white clay slip applied with a 'slip-on-impression' technique (approximately 1mm deep). The surviving decoration forms a white cross with expanded terminals, probably forming a grid with cusped quatrefoil openings set squarely against a black background. A white swirl in the corner of the tile is likely to be the result of applying the cross decoration and not deliberate. The surface is even and flat. A green glaze survives on the rear and side of the tile but does not survive on the front surface. The rear of the tile is plain and sanded. The pink-red fabric is oxidised and contains quartz grits.The pattern can be paralleled with examples occurring at Carmarthen Priory and Neath Abbey (Lewis, 1999, p 33, Nos. 129 and 197) . The Carmarthen and Neath Abbey Tiles belong to Lewis' (ibid) Group 16, which he dates to the 14th century. St Margret's chapel has recorded tiles with differing designs listed as Group 16. Group 16 tiles have a distribution in South Wales between Whitland (Carmarthenshire) in the west and Margam (Neath Port Talbot) in the east.
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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