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TILE

Unique ID: DOR-61EB43

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of floor tile tile. A coarse, sandy fabric with occasional larger quartzite stones (up to 6mm). The core of the fabric is a reduced mid grey and the margins are oxidised red. There are folds visible in the fabric from the rolling and kneading of the clay during manufacture. The surface of the tile is decorated with four incised curving concentric lines. Probably part of a floor tile.
Date: Roman - c. AD 50 - 400
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight: 169 g

Class: Floor tile

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight: 169 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 19th July 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
To be known as: Marnhull

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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Recording Institution: DOR
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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