Box tile
This fragment of box tile was part of the Roman hypocaust heating system in the Roman villa at Holcombe, near Uplyme in Devon. It channelled hot air inside the walls of the building.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 284/1989/228
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Devon archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Pollard, Sheila
- Material
- ceramic
- Common Name
- box tile
- Simple Name
- tile
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)
- Production Year Low
- 275
- Production Year High
- 325
