Archaeology — Roman; 75-200
Roof tile
A fired clay tegula (roof tile) with three impressions of a dog's paw print. Roof tiles came in two standard types; one with angled sides that fitted alongside the next tile (tegula), while a curved tile (imbrex) of the same length was mortared over the joint to make it waterproof.
When tiles were made they were laid on the ground to dry out before being fired in a kiln. They were often trodden on by animals and people when drying - this tile was stepped on by a dog as you can see from the paw prints.
- Category:
- Archaeology
- Object ID:
- BRL87[624]<219>a
- Object name:
- roof tile
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- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- Roman; 75-200
- Material:
ceramic, earthenware
- Measurements/duration:
- L 220 mm, W 145 mm, D 130 mm (overall)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Archaeological archive
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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