Roman mosaic section, 1st century BC-2nd century AD
Marble
Width: 8.5cm, length: 6.7cm, depth: 5.2cm
11499
£ 600.00
Composed of rectangular white marble tesserae set in a cement matrix. A fragment without restoration. Such mosaic floors were common throughout the houses and high-end shops of the Roman world,...
Composed of rectangular white marble tesserae set in a cement matrix. A fragment without restoration.
Such mosaic floors were common throughout the houses and high-end shops of the Roman world, and were often enlivened by black marble tesserae to create monochrome motifs and patterns.
Such mosaic floors were common throughout the houses and high-end shops of the Roman world, and were often enlivened by black marble tesserae to create monochrome motifs and patterns.
Provenance
Private collection, Dumbartonshire, UK; acquired 1980s
