Tile Set
late 13th century (made)
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Large fragment of a tile roundel of red earthenware inlaid with white clay. The design depicts a man in chain mail fighting with a lion. The fragment has been restored to form a complete roundel. In the middle is a group of a man in chain mail fighting with a lion, within a circular medallion surrounded by a border of grotesque monsters, some of which have human heads. The angles of the panel are filled in with foliage on symmetrically scrolled stems.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Red earthenware with inlaid white clay. Lead-glazed. |
| Brief description | One of five tiles of red earthenware impressed with part of a design probably illustrating the story of Samson and the Lion, inlaid with white clay and glazed. Originally from Chertsey Abbey, Surrey. English, late 13th century. |
| Physical description | Large fragment of a tile roundel of red earthenware inlaid with white clay. The design depicts a man in chain mail fighting with a lion. The fragment has been restored to form a complete roundel. In the middle is a group of a man in chain mail fighting with a lion, within a circular medallion surrounded by a border of grotesque monsters, some of which have human heads. The angles of the panel are filled in with foliage on symmetrically scrolled stems. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from H.M. Office of Works |
| Object history | Originally from Chertsey Abbey in Surrey. |
| Production | Originally from Chertsey Abbey in Surrey. |
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| Accession number | 444A-1905 |
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| Record created | January 7, 1998 |
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