Home construction

Foto: AMHMiddle Ages / Modern Age

Hamburg Archaeological Museum
Hamburg, Germany

‘Monk & Nun’ = mission or barrel tiles are a form of roof tiles. They are semi-cylindrical and are imbricated in alternating convex and concave columns. The lower tile is called ‘nun’, the upper one ‘monk’.

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Title: Home construction
Creator: Foto: AMH
Date: Middle Ages / Modern Age
Location: Hamburg-Altstadt
Provenance: Archäologisches Museum Hamburg Stadtmuseum Harburg|Helms-Museum
Type: Roof Tile
Medium: Clay, Ton

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