Record ID: LON-522664 - ROMAN tile

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Tile

Unique ID: LON-522664

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Fragment of a Roman hypocaust tile (43-410 AD).

Fragment of a Roman hypocaust tile (43-410 AD). The small fragment would have been part of a hypocaust tile, used for the construction of the Roman heating system. It has been made from an iron-rich fabric with well-mixed quartz temper and has been highly fired to produce a hard tile resistant to thermal shock. The reverse has been roller stamped with a geometric pattern before firing, using a wooden roller with a carved pattern. This pattern of alternately raised and recessed chevrons was intended to allow effective adhesion of the tile with mortar. Some traces of the Roman mortar remain in the recessions of the surface. The other side of the fragment is undecorated but has been slightly worn and has collected some concretion.

Dimensions: weight: 50.72g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 50.72 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Tile [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Hand made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: Wandsworth
Parish: Putney

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ2475
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th November 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Felicity Winkley - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Felicity Winkley - [view all attributed records]

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