Medieval decorated tile from Friarn Meadow, Bridgwater
Found ca. 1977. Private collection.
The tile is 127-130mm square (5 inch) and 22mm thick
Clear or brown glaze dribble down edge by griffin's tail
with specks of clear/brown glaze on face of tile in depressions
Sanded back with no depressions.
Smooth sides, cut with slight bevel and with some striations esp along edge at top of griffin's head
Uniform fine light red-brown, with some small vesicles on broken corner
Sketches of tile fragments from the same collection, made by the owner
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