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Tessera
Unique ID: SF-531853
Object type certainty: Certain
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Two Roman tesserae of rectangular form, both of an orange/red fabric with small sandy inclusions and with white encrustation around the exterior edges probably the remains of mortar originally used to hold them in place. They have a combined total weight of 39.08g.
1) Measures 30.60mm in length, 24.64mm in width, 18.15mm in thickness, and weighs 20.23g.
2) Measures 29.20mm in length, 24.22mm in width, 17.30mm in thickness, and 18.85g in weight.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 39.08 g
Quantity: 2
Materials and construction
Primary material: Tile [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: East
County: Cambridgeshire
District: East Cambridgeshire
To be known as: Isleham
Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st October 2009
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Recorded by: Dr Andrew Brown
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Identified by: Dr Andrew Brown - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Tuesday 1st December 2009
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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