Record ID: BH-0C6536
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Twelve ceramic mosaic tiles (tesserae) recovered during a fieldwalking exercise on the site of a known Roman villa. The tiles are generally sub-square in shape and are of fairly uniform proportions, measuring between 24.3mm and 33.3mm in length and weighing between 12.72g and 27.05g. They are quite large and crudely made, suggesting that they did not come from a very fine mosaic. They are also all of the same mid-orange colour, adding further weight to the theory that the floor from which they originated was functional rather than decorative. It is probable that the tesserae were forme…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Albury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-12D1A8
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two ceramic tesserae from a Roman mosaic floor. The two pieces are subcuboidal, some of their faces being square, others irregular. The fabrics are mid orange and vessiculated. Dimensions: Piece 1: 30.6mm long, 29.7mm wide, 25.6mm thick; weight: 33.09g. Piece 2: 30.7mm long, 23.1mm wide, 22.9mm high; weight: 24.43g.
Created on: Monday 12th November 2012
Last updated: Saturday 24th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.