Fragments of tesselated pavement

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These three fragments of ancient Roman tesselated pavement are composed of small white marble tesserae laid in cement. One of the fragments came from Pompei.

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Object type	Fragment
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Fragment Fragment
Title	Fragments of tesselated pavement
Materials and techniques	White marble White Marble
Brief description	Fragments of tesselated pavement.
Physical description	Fragments of tesselated pavement. Composed of small white marble tesserae, laid in cement. 1121-1892 is said to have come from Pompei.
Production	Ancient Roman
Summary	These three fragments of ancient Roman tesselated pavement are composed of small white marble tesserae laid in cement. One of the fragments came from Pompei.
Bibliographic reference	List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1892. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1893. pp. 151
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	1121-1892

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Record created	November 24, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O173544/fragments-of-tesselated-pavement-fragment-unknown/

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