Record ID: SF-B3F015 - ROMAN tessera

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TESSERA

Unique ID: SF-B3F015

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A total of 26 cut tile tesserae of Roman date with a combined total weight of 456.35g.

1) 16 red/orange tesserae, all with remains of mortar on at least one side, with a combined weight of 291.99g.

2) Four pale yellow tesserae with mortar on at least one side and weighing 64.60g.

3) Four dark red/black tessera, perhaps deliberately black or as a result of exposure to high temperatures, with traces of mortar on at least one face. They have a combined weight of 72.04g.

4) One red/orange and one pale yellow tessera still mortared together and with a combined weight of 27.72g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

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: 456.35 g
Quantity: 26

Materials and construction

Primary material: Tile [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [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: Monday 1st March 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Andrew Brown - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Andrew Brown - [view all attributed records]

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