Fragment of mosaic pavement

MosaicsRoman1st-5th century CE

Fragment of mosaic pavement

1-500 CE

Description

Fragment of mosaic floor pavement consisting of white stone tesserae and thick mortar.

Classification

Mosaics

Medium

Stone tesserae

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman period

Century

1st-5th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

Greatest Dimension: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Dr. George Pfeiffer, Watertown, MA (by 1906), gift; to the Department of the Classics Harvard University, 1906, transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

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