IOW-014C56: Roman Tegula Roof-tile

Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
CC License:


Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

TEGULA

Unique ID: IOW-014C56

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A fragment of a Roman ceramic tegula roof-tile (AD 43-410).

This fragment is sub-rectangular in plan and cross-section and is a corner of the tile.

The outer face is reddish orange with a grey core.

Length: 128.0mm; width: 54.2mm; thickness: 39.9mm. Weight: 297.33g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 128 mm
Width: 54.2 mm
Thickness: 39.9 mm
Weight: 297.33 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th January 2016 - Friday 8th January 2016

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2016-3-20

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
Current location: Finder
General landuse: Coastland
Specific landuse: Inter-tidal

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: IOW-1D4155
Object type: TEGULA
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A fragment of a Roman tegula roof-tile (AD 43-410). This fragment is reddish grey with a grey core. The breaks are old but not abraded. …
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: IOW-241C50
Object type: TEGULA
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A fragment of a Roman ceramic tegula roof-tile (AD 43-409). This fragment is reddish with a dark grey core and incorporates part of the ri…
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: IOW-8CAEC4
Object type: ROOF TILE
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Fragment of a ceramic roof-tile (tegula) of Roman date (AD 43 – AD 410). Length 99mm, width 69mm and 18mm thick. Weight 218.42g. The fragme…
Workflow: PublishedFind published

Timeline of associated dates

Audit data

Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.