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Mosaic Pavement

Artist/Maker

This mosaic pavement was formerly in the Bandinel Collection.

It is of white tesserae.
A tessera (and plural tesserae) is the term for the individual piece in a mosaic - mostly in the shape of a square.


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
white tesseræ
Brief description
Mosaic Pavement, fragment, white tesseræ, Ancient Roman
Physical description
Fragment of mosaic pavement. White tesseræ.
Dimensions
  • Length: 8.89cm
  • Width: 5.72cm
Style
Object history
This mosaic pavement was formerly in the Bandinel Collection
Summary
This mosaic pavement was formerly in the Bandinel Collection.

It is of white tesserae.
A tessera (and plural tesserae) is the term for the individual piece in a mosaic - mostly in the shape of a square.
Bibliographic reference
Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1853. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 43.
Collection
Accession number
1008-1853

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Record createdMarch 14, 2008
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