Stove tile
Also known as: Cahlă (251)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Stove tile is held by Bucharest Municipality Museum. Museum description: Plate stove tile, rectangular, unglazed, moulded in a matrix. Slightly raised, plain border. In the field, an equestrian figure facing right holding a spear with a pennon. The figure, seen from the front down to the bust, has a moustache and short beard; on his head he wears a low fur cap ornamented laterally with feathers. Dressed in a tunic with frogging (brandenburgs); attached to the belt are the sword with a straight hilt and the horn. The foot rests in the stirrup, footwear equipped with a spur with a rowel. Behind the rider is a triangular studded shield. Fastening frame partially detached on the reverse, centrally, an attachment lug. The museum record gives measurements width: 23 cm; thickness: 0.8 cm; length: 25 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- clay
- Dimensions
- lățime: 23 cm; grosime: 0,8 cm; lungime: 25 cm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1492/Mmb_3C97867B029842469C9352EB4E39A088
- Museum object name
- Cahlă (251)
- Holding institution
- Bucharest Municipality Museum
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.