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Collection Item: Floor Tile
Basic info
- Collection
- Archaeology
- Object name
- Floor tile
- Object category
- Medieval
- Description
- Decorated, glazed. Described in Harvey Brook's unpublished catalogue as "Another encaustic floor tile on which appears the heas of St Nicolas King of Hungary depicted crowned, to right and left of his flowing curly locks are stars denoting his holy liffe and heavenly dwelling. This tile also formed a detail of the destroyed pavement which formerly enriched the pace of the Altar dedicated inhonour of the protector of sailors, wayfarers 7 children, in York Minster."
- Production date start
- 1066
- Production date end
- 1540
- Period
- Medieval
Identification
- Object number
- YORYM : HB184
- Number of objects
- 1
- ID
- 7905
Physical Characteristics
- Materials
- Ceramic (Whole)
- Dimensions
- Whole length 12.2 cm
- Whole width 12.0 cm
- Whole thickness 2.7 cm
