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A fragment of a line impressed ceramic floor tile, of later medieval dating (13th to 15th Centuries AD).
Approximately 40% of the tile is present and consists of a orangey red oxidised ceramic tile with a light brown transparent glaze with a line impressed design. The glaze extends down the original edges. The floor tile would probably have been triangular (corner) in shape. Three original edges survive, the central diagonal one indicates that the tile was originally made as a square and designed to be broken into two to create two triangular tiles.
The design present consists of three semi circles with a five petalled flower in the centre of the semi circles. The closest line to the flower appears to have part of a leaf and it spirals into the flower, suggesting it was meant to be the stem. The design would have been imprinted onto the wet tile using a wooden stamp.
The tile measures 96.92mm in length, 68.63mm in width and 22.83mm thick. It weighs 207.0 grams.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Quantity: 1
Length: 96.93 mm
Width: 68.63 mm
Thickness: 22.83 mm
Weight: 207 g
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