Encaustic tile decorated with a griffin

Details

• Title

  Encaustic tile decorated with a griffin

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Dorset › West Dorset › Abbotsbury › Abbotsbury Abbey (find spot)

• Date

  15th century (1401 - 1500)
  Late Medieval Period (Britain) (AD 1300 - 1500)

• Material and technique

  ceramic

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic

• Object type

  architecture › tile

• Dimensions

  5.3 x 5.3 inches (length x width)

• No. of items

  44

• Credit line

  Presented by Revd. G. H. Penny, 1876.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1876.85

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