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TILE
Unique ID: BH-28D172
Object type certainty: Certain
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Four ceramic tesserae (mosaic tiles) of Roman date. The tiles are all of cuboid form and irregular in nature. One of the tiles has white mortar adhering to one of its surfaces. The fabric is mid orange in colour. The tiles are all of similar size, being approximately 25mm long, 20-25mm wide and between 16 and 20mm thick. The total weight of the assemblage is 55.48g. These tiles were found in association with a quantity of Roman pottery and, significantly, with a piece of box flue tile (see BH-2887D0).
Class: Tesserae
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 1
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 55.48 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th December 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 10/22 - 11 to 14
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: St. Albans (District)
To be known as: St Albans
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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