Record ID: SUSS-16FF96
Object type: MOSAIC
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman mosaic floor dating c. AD 100-400. The fragment is broadly rectangular in plan comprising a layer of white crystalline marble tesserae set in mortar with a section of opus signinum attached.  Nine tesserae remain; two are square; four are rectangular; two irregular pentagons and one irregular hexagon. They vary in size the largest measuring 15mm long x 15mm wide x 12.35mm thick and the smallest 12mm long x 11mm wide; the depth obscured by mortar. They are arranged in two lines containing four and three tesserae respectively that converge at a…
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2023
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Record ID: LON-0C2D4E
Object type: MOSAIC
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Roman mosaic flooring consisting of 4 joined tesserae, AD.50-410. The tessera are irregular cuboids in shape and made from Marble or hard limestone. They are pale cream/white in colour and connected by a hard whitish mortar. The upper surface of the floor is worn smooth through use while the lower remains sharper. The fragment is roughtly square with a small inset in one corner where a stone is missing. Length: 35.07mm Height: 29.55mm Width: 39.97mm Weight: 79.27g
Created on: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
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Record ID: LON-9365A3
Object type: MOSAIC
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of mosaic, probably Roman, comprising marble tessera set within mortar (AD43-410). This fragment of mosaic consists of 20 tessera made from a crystalline marble; 8 are orange/red, 4 are black and 8 are white. The tessera have been cut into irregular cubes and two are much thinner fragments to fit into gaps between the cubes. These tesserae are set into a bed of pinkish white mortar with irregular inclusions including grog. The impressions of further tessera, that are no longer present, are visible in the mortar. Weight: 258g
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2015
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Record ID: LON-60CE09
Object type: MOSAIC
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of mosaic, probably Roman, comprising marble tessera set within mortar (AD43-410). This fragment of mosaic consists of 14 tessera made from a white, crystalline marble that has been cut into irregular cubes. These tesserae are set into a bed of pinkish white mortar with irregular inclusions including grog. The impressions of further tessera, that are no longer present, are visible in the mortar. Weight: 297g
Created on: Tuesday 21st April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2015
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Record ID: LON-70C951
Object type: MOSAIC
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman ceramic mosaic. The tessera are set with a white plaster on top of opus siginum. The fragment contains two different types of stone; the four white tessera are probably white crystalline marble and the two grey are probably Wealden shale. The opus siginum has the characteristic pieces of red ceramic material and small gravel within a grey mortar. The fragment measures 51.4mm x 44.1mm x 26.8mm and weighs 61.90g.
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2011
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2011
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Record ID: LON-7FB541
Object type: MOSAIC
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three Roman fragments of mosaics (2nd – 3rd century). Each fragment is two tone comprising a number of marble tessera set within white mortar with frequent inclusions of ground brick/tile. The first fragment comprises ten tessera forming a black and white pattern. There are two rows of black and one (and part of another) row of black tessera. The white ones are larger than the black: white average size: 18.63 x 17.42mm; black average size: 15.33 x 14.55mm. Total weight of fragment: 168.24g. The second fragment comprises seven tessera also forming a black and white pattern. …
Created on: Friday 2nd March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-07BA13
Object type: MOSAIC
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Segment of mosaic. This object is essentially a lump of concrete, upon which is set small tile pieces or tesserae, approximately 18mm by 18mm and approximately 7mm thick. The concrete has red tile fragments mixed within, typical of Roman methods. The tile pieces are dark grey and creamy white and set so that a straight white line is banded either side by the black. The mosaic fragment is presumed to be Roman, though there are no records of any villas or substantial houses in the area that it was found. It is impossible to say whether these represent remains from the locale, or whether…
Created on: Thursday 9th September 2004
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2017
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Record ID: KENT-175A33
Object type: MOSAIC
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of mosaic pavement, comprising 5 white and 7 black tessarae cemented onto mortar backing. The fragment has been water rolled. Roman, almost certainly derived from the villa at Folkestone.
Created on: Tuesday 29th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-5B5513
Object type: MOSAIC
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of Roman mosaic pavement, consisting of 2 black and 5 white tesserae cemented to a lump of mortar. The two black tesserae form one row and the white tesserae are arranged in two rows. The mortar is reddish.
Created on: Monday 15th September 2003
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2017
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Record ID: SF5652
Object type: MOSAIC
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Small decorative mosaic fragment with one red (tile), three pink (soft, probably heated chalk) and three white (clunch or similar hard white limestone) forming part of a curving design, set in a white mortar with coarser opus signinum below. Part of the main building of the Castle Hill villa is known to lie in this garden.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2001
Last updated: Tuesday 17th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK IPSWICH', grid reference and parish protected.