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Tile | CPAT-A8FA25 |
Roman | Wrexham |
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| This is a fragment of a ceramic box-flue/hypercaust tile of Roman origin. The piece is broken, irregular and abraded with no clear straight edge. The orange fabric has only limited lighter inclusions and one surface has opposing waving combing with four ‘U’ shaped channels to each combing. | |||||
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Tile | BERK-F24452 |
Medieval | Oxfordshire |
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| A fragment of a medieval decorated floor tile. This is one of the 'two-colour' type tiles; inlaid decoration of white clay, then glazed with a clear lead glaze gives the tile a two-tone effect producing a yellow and brown coloured tile. These coloured tiles were very popular during the later me... | |||||
| Tessera | SF-B3F015 |
Roman | Cambridgeshire |
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| A total of 26 cut tile tesserae of Roman date with a combined total weight of 456.35g. 1) 16 red/orange tesserae, all with remains of mortar on at least one side, with a combined weight of 291.99g. 2) Four pale yellow tesserae with mortar on at least one side and weighing 64.60g. 3) Four dark ... | |||||
| Tile | SF-B3B252 |
Roman | Cambridgeshire |
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| A fragment of Roman tile, probably from a box flue or similar, with combed decoration on one surface, the other surface now missing due to old breaks. It measures 27.53mm in length, 26.81mm in width, 7.93mm in thickness, and weighs 5.39g. | |||||
| Tile | SF-D287B2 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| Six tile fragments of probable Roman date. They have an orange/red sandy fabric with evidence of exposure to high temperatures. One sherd has incised diagonal lines on one face suggesting use as a box flue. They have a combined total weight of 440.15g. | |||||
| Tessera | SF-D26913 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| Five rectangular tesserae of Roman date. They are formed from cut tile that has an orange/red fabric and small sandy inclusions. One tessera retains traces of a white mortar on its base. They have a combined total weight of 99.54g. | |||||
| Tile | SF-54F3B0 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| An incomplete Roman box tile/flue of pale pink/orange fabric. Part of one side and end is preserved, which is L-shaped in profile and has combed decoration on the exterior surface. It measures 33.28mm in width, 43.34mm in length, 13.33mm in thickness, and weighs 26.22g. | |||||
| Tessera | SF-2ECD65 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| An incomplete Roman tile tessera, half of which is missing due to old breaks. It is formed from an orange/red fabric with sandy inclusions and measures 28.91mm in length, 28.01mm in width, 20.27mm in thickness, and weighs 18.75g. | |||||
| Tessera | SF-2EA087 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| A small fragment of tile preserving one corner of a Roman tessera. Formed from an orange/red fabric with sandy inclusions it measures 25.66mm in length, 23.85mm in width, 17.01mm in thickness, and weighs 11.90g. | |||||
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Tile | LON-6FF7B1 |
Post medieval | Greater London |
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| A Post Medieval incomplete London Delftware (tin-glazed earthenware) floor tile, blue on white design (c.1650-1700). The front surface is decorated with a blue on white design with a tin glaze. The design comprises three tulips from a central stem with tendrils within a scalloped border with a fo... | |||||
| Tessera | SF-A10B26 |
Roman | Cambridgeshire |
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| A total of nine Roman tesserae with a combined total weight of 153.39g. 1) Six tesserae, one incomplete, that are roughly square in form and rectangular in section. They have extensive white encrustation probably as a result of mortar used to set the tesserae into the floor. They have a combin... | |||||
| Tile | SF-A0CF03 |
Roman | Cambridgeshire |
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| Four fragments of Roman tile with a combined total weight of 719.21 g. 1) Two Roman roof tile fragments (tegula) formed from brick red fabric with gritty inclusions and measuring: 1) 111.46mm in width, 78.56mm in length, 23.92mm in thickness and 282.57g in weight; 2) 80.07mm in width, 62.54mm ... | |||||
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Tile | NCL-E73A57 |
Roman | Durham |
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| A group of probable Roman imbrex (curved tile). All are fragmentary and made from a buff orange-pink fabric with sandy inclusions. | |||||
| Tessera | SF-531853 |
Roman | Cambridgeshire |
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| Two Roman tesserae of rectangular form, both of an orange/red fabric with small sandy inclusions and with white encrustation around the exterior edges probably the remains of mortar originally used to hold them in place. They have a combined total weight of 39.08g. 1) Measures 30.60mm in lengt... | |||||
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Tile | LON-522664 |
Roman | Greater London |
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| 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... | |||||
| Vessel | SF-D7B357 |
Roman | Essex |
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| An assemblage of 46 tile fragments of probable Roman date. They have a combined total weight of 1961.98g. 1) 5 fragments of Roman box flue with combed decoration weighing 195.31g. 2) 1 fragment of possible Roman imbrex weighing 57.28g. 3) 5 fragments of Roman roof tile (tegula) with a co... | |||||
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Tile | LON-BFCB35 |
Roman | Greater London |
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| A Roman brick fragment with incised decoration (43-410 AD). The find consists of a corner fragment from a large Roman brick, probably a lydion or a pedalis. The tile has been made using an iron-rich clay heavily tempered with grog and quartz; the fabric has not been mixed evenly and these temper... | |||||
| Tile | SF-BE5200 |
Roman | Essex |
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| A sherd from a large Roman tile. It has a brick red fabric with pinkish core and some small sandy inclusions. It measures 51.88mm in length, 39.23mm in width, 36.58mm in thickness, and weighs 76.16g. | |||||
| Tile | SF-BE3E47 |
Roman | Essex |
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| Eight large fragments of Roman roof tile (tegula) with a combined total weight of 1680g. | |||||
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Tile | SF-842288 |
Medieval | Suffolk |
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| A fragment from an encaustic glazed floor tile of Medieval date. One corner is preserved intact, the remainder missing due to old breaks. It has a brick red fabric with a slightly grey core and white gritty inclusions. The front face has stamped and inlaid decoration comprising a double-grooved b... | |||||
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Tile | NLM-0085A0 |
Roman | North Lincolnshire |
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| Fired clay roof-tile. Three fragments. a) Pale orange oxidised fabric with rare inclusions of brick debris (up to 7mm in length). Hand-made, sanded on underside; slight curvature suggesting the piece derives from a ridge or hip tile. Length: 80mm, Max Width:71mm, Thickness: 20mm. b) Pale or... | |||||
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Tile | BERK-F70724 |
Medieval | Warwickshire |
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| A decorative Medieval or early Post-medieval tile. The tile is handmade in a clay fired to a pale yellow-orange colour and has numerous mixed stone inclusions and iron specks. The reverse of the tile is smooth, while the obverse details arched columns in raised relief. These curving columns are m... | |||||
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Tile | LON-582964 |
Post medieval | Greater London |
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| A Post Medieval polychrome tin-glazed (Delftware) tile fragment (17th– early 18th century AD). The fragment includes one corner of the decorated ‘medallion’ style tile. Originally the tile was square, only one corner remains now. Similar examples within the Museum of London collections d... | |||||
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Tile | LON-DCCC06 |
Medieval | Greater London |
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| An incomplete Medieval decorated floor tile, probably Penn type (14th century). The tile is decorated with a two-colour design for a repeating single tile pattern. At the centre of the tile a white slip fleur de lis is present on a dark ground. It is enclosed in a diamond defined by further white... | |||||
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Tile | LON-4D6950 |
Roman | Greater London |
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| A fragment of Roman ceramic roof tile (tegula) (43-410 AD). The fragment consists of part of the wall of a Roman tegula tile, the lower section of the overlapping Roman roof tile pattern in which curved imbrex tiles were laid over the adjoining walls of a row of tegulae underneath. The upper edge... | |||||
| Tile | IOW-F868C3 |
Roman | Isle Of Wight |
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| A collection of 54 Roman fired clay tile fragments, 2 fragments of limestone roof slabs, 15 sherds of Roman pottery, 2 pot-mends and one possible hone-stone fragment made of Ferruginous Sandstone. The majority of tile is roof tile although there are a few fragments of possible floor tile. The til... | |||||
| Tile | YORYM-40C297 |
Roman | North Yorkshire |
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| A piece of tile. Heavily worn and abraded. Possibly Roman in date. | |||||
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Tessera | DOR-B259B4 |
Roman | Somerset |
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| 3 tesserae. These are small rough blocks, two are of red tile and one is of off-white limestone. The upper surfaces are worn. Sample dimensions 19 mm x 17.5 mm x 11 mm. Such pieces were used to make floors in Roman villas and other buildings. The small size of these mean that they are likely ... | |||||
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Tessera | DOR-B24655 |
Roman | Somerset |
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| 9 coarse limestone tesserae. These are small rough blocks of grey to off-white stone (probably Purbeck limestone). The upper surfaces are worn. The largest is 40 mm x 37 mm x 19 mm and the smallest is 26 mm x 23 mm x 19 mm. Such pieces (often together with blocks of tile) were used to make floo... | |||||
| Imbrex | DOR-B1EF33 |
Roman | Somerset |
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| 1 fragment of imbrex roof tile. A very coarse oxidised reddish fabric with abundant poorly sorted stone inclusions (up to 15 mm). The tile has an arched profile. This type of tile would be used with flat, lipped tiles (tegulae) to form an overlapping tiled roof. Date: Roman - 1st century to 4th ... | |||||

