Cultural object · Europeana
IMAGE- Year
- 43
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Provider
- The Portable Antiquities Scheme
- Collection
- 2048087_Ag_EU_AthenaPlus_CollectionsTrust
A fragment of mosaic, probably Roman, comprising marble tessera set within mortar (AD43-410). This fragment of mosaic consists of 20 tessera made from a crystalline marble; 8 are orange/red, 4 are black and 8 are white. The tessera have been cut into irregular cubes and two are much thinner fragments to fit into gaps between the cubes. These tesserae are set into a bed of pinkish white mortar with irregular inclusions including grog. The impressions of further tessera, that are no longer presen
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