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Ribbesten brick
Within the excavation at Kongens Nytorv, a red oxidised ribbed brick was retrieved from the backfill of the earlier medieval moat.
The brick is worn and poorly preserved with part of its sides and base missing. The ribbed brick would have been situated amongst the timber vaulting of a structure and was located at the end of one of the pieces of timber (ribs).
The brick probably came from either a large wealthy house from Copenhagen or from one of Copenhagen’s churches. These bricks or tiles were first produced in the late 12th Century in Denmark. This particular tile is either from a structure dating from the 17th Century or was thrown away whilst renevating a structure in the 17th Century.