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Description: | A printed decorative ceramic tile dating to the medieval period. The tile decoration was made on a block and pressed onto a slip covering the tile. This removed the slip in the desired area, then the tile was covered with a clear lead glaze and fired. The fabric is semi-oxidised as the core of the tile is grey. The surviving decoration is in the form of two quarters within a larger square or T-shape, with small flowers in each quarter. No direct comparison could be found in either Emden (1969), the Salisbury Museum catalogue (1991) or Ward-Perkins (194). The reverse of this tile does not have any keying holes, unlike the other exampe that was found nearby (see BERK-6287D7). The hard groggy fabric possibly indicates a Warwickshire source (Maureen Mellor pers. comm.). These tiles date from the 13th to 14th century AD.
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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