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Medieval ceramic floor tile
Lewis Group 21 no.318A
Slip-on impression. A single tile fragment of a 4-tile design (same tile repeated). The overall 4-tile design is a barbed quatrefoil frame with repeating inscription: fiat voluntas dei ( May the will of God be done), surrounding four shields of arms: three lions passant guardant (royal arms of England, pre-1340); outside the frame each corner has a pair of birds flanking a central stem. BM Design 1480 (Gloucester Cathedral, Great Malver Priory).
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
98.27H/18.1
Find Information
Site Name: Monmouth Comprehensive School, Monmouth
Collection Method: chance find
Date: 1977
Notes: found during construction work
Measurements
length / mm:128.6 x 91.2
thickness / mm:27.8
weight / g:509.4
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