Accession No

Z 18078


Description

Triangular tile, broken at upper right corner, with impressed lion's head. Yellow glaze much worn. Scored and snapped above head.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; ?Cambridge


Period

Medieval


Source

?Hope (Lady) [depositor]; ?Hope, W.H.S. John (Sir) [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 18078; MAA: ?D 1927.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

30mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: '? St. John's'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Other)
Z 18078 may well be the same object as D 1927.1, a 'medieval tile with decoration of a lion's mask', which has no known location. However, as there are no dimensions given for D 1927.1, or any distinguishing marks on the object, this cannot currently be confirmed. Therefore D 1927.1 has been tentatively added to the MAA Numbers field and the Source information tentatively updated to include the collectors and donor of D 1927.1.
Event Date 4/2/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Other)
The Accession Register entry notes: 'cf. St John's [D 1936.15]', which may be why this tile was marked in pencil '?St John's'.
Event Date 4/2/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Triangular tile, broken at upper right corner, with impressed lion's head. Yellow glaze much worn.
Event Date 4/2/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Triangular tile with incised lion's head'.
Event Date 4/2/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Lion head, scored and snapped above head.
Event Date 21/6/2022
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Analysis)
On 21st June 2022 Paul Drury analysed a select group of tiles. He noted this object aligns with his Main Group Line Impressed Type and provided an additional description.
Event Date 21/6/2022
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


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