Tesserae

Museum number:
8-7957
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Accession number:
Acc.989
Description:
Marble fragments; a) width 4 cm.; b) width 1.7 cm.; c) width 1.5 cm; d) width 1.8 cm. From walls and floors; used to create designs.
Donor:
Nellie Kitchler
Collection place:
Baths of Diocletian, ancient Rome
Materials:
Marble (rock)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Tesserae (mosaic components)
Accession date:
1950
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tesserae, accession number 8-7957, described as Marble fragments; a) width 4 cm.; b) width 1.7 cm.; c) width 1.5 cm; d) width 1.8 cm. From walls and floors; used to create designs.

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