Tesserae
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This item consists of one hundred and thirteen tesserae, from mosaics, of marble, porphyry and other stone of various colours. These pieces were part of the collections of the Museum of Practical Geology.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Marble, mosaic |
| Brief description | Collection of 113 marble, porphyry and other coloured stone mosaic tesserae, Ancient Roman |
| Physical description | One hundred and thirteen tesserae, from mosaics, of marble, porphyry and other stone of various colours. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
| Summary | This item consists of one hundred and thirteen tesserae, from mosaics, of marble, porphyry and other stone of various colours. These pieces were part of the collections of the Museum of Practical Geology. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Works of Art acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum during the Year 1901. Jermyn Street Collection. Part III London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1904. pp.154 |
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| Accession number | 4667-1901 |
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| Record created | May 27, 2009 |
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