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KENT-C438D6b tile
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Kent County Council, Jen Jackson, 2012-03-23 10:04:55
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KENT-C438D6b tile
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English: A collection of 4 fragments of box flue tile. All are of acoarse oxidised orange to red fabrice fabric is sandy with occasional calcareous inclusions and voids. One of the fragments is from the corner of a box-shaped tile.

All the fragments have patterns of combed or rolled parallel lines applied in angular arrangements and sometimes overlapping. The thickness of the tiles is variable ranging from 14.7 mm to 23.5 mm. Such tiles were used to create flues in the walls of building, through which hot air generated by the hypocaust system would pass. The Linear grooves decorating the surfaces are keying to improve the adhesion of wall plaster. Date: Roman - 1st century to 4th Century AD. Total Weight: 465.94 grams.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date between 43 and 410
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FindID: 495387
Old ref: KENT-C438D6
Filename: KENT-C438D6b.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/375265
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/375265/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/495387
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