Record ID: ESS-E52FA8
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of six ceramic tesserae of Roman date (c.43-410). Tessera 1: Description: The object is broadly rectangular in plan with broadly flat internal faces. It is made from a hard orange fabric with a thick, slightly redder core.  Measurements: length: 29.7mm; width: 24.5mm; thickness: 12.1mm; weight: 12.37g Tessera 2:  Description: The object is broadly rectangular in plan with three broadly flat internal faces and one irregular internal face. It is made from a hard orange fabric with a thick red to grey core. Measurements: length: 2…
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
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Record ID: ESS-D923EB
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of seven ceramic tesserae of Roman date (c.43-410). Description:  Tessera 1: The object is broadly rectangular in plan with two flat and two irregular internal faces. It is made from a hard orange fabric with a red to grey core.  Measurements: length: 36.7mm; width: 32.1mm; thickness: 21.1mm; weight: 31.71g Tessera 2: The object is broadly rectangular in plan with broadly flat internal faces. It is made from a hard orange fabric with a thick red to grey core. Measurements: length: 28.5mm; width: 29.7mm; thickness: 23.1mm; weight: 28.…
Created on: Friday 22nd September 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2023
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Record ID: OXON-3AC947
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three pieces of ceramic probable tessera of Roman date c. AD100-410.  Two of the pieces are sub rectangular in plan and cross section, the third piece is has three squared off edges but has a piece missing from the fourth corner and is triangular in cross section. All three pieces have a slightly pinkish white colour.  The first tessera measures 20.8mm x 21.0mm and it is 13.9mm deep The second tessera measures 23.7 x14.32mm and is 14.2mm deep The third object measures 24.42mm x 24.2mm and is 9.98mm deep The combined weight is 33.15 grams. Similar pieces of…
Created on: Friday 28th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tadmarton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-E03966
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete ceramic Roman tessera dating to c AD100-410.  The tessera is sub cuboid in shape, a mid red colour. No obvious inclusions. Dimensions: 20.5mm x 21.3mm x 26.1mm; 17.59g in weight.
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
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Record ID: OXON-37C02B
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic flat base sherd. It has a hard fired fabric with grey brown outer surfaces and light grey interior surface. It contains relatively abundant rounded voids from organic inclusions, <2.0mm. It is possible to determine that the sherd represents about 36% of the original base circumfrence, which was c.130mm in diameter. The sherd is 106.2mm long, 72.5mm wide, 12.8mm thick and weighs 106.43 grams
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: OXON-37A7EA
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete ceramic probable tessera of Roman date c. AD100-410.  The tessera is sub rectangular in plan and cross section with a slightly pinkish white colour. It is 36.7mm long, 35.6mm wide, 15mm thick and weighs 30.39 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: WILT-354047
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete ceramic probable tessera of Roman date c. AD100-410.  The tessera is sub cuboid in shape, a pinkish/orange colour and has a reduced core.  It measures 24.7mm in length, 25.8mm in width, 14.8mm in thickness and weighs 15.07 grams.
Created on: Saturday 4th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th May 2023
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Record ID: NMS-F8D44C
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman oxidised ceramic tessera with off- white specks of probable lime mortar on two faces, 28 x 28 x 9.5mm, weight 23g, mid 1st - 4th century.
Created on: Saturday 12th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2022
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Record ID: HAMP-D7B9BA
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub rectangular Roman tessera measuring 32.9mm by 29.1mm made from a red fabric with abundant fine sandy and infrequent large flint inclusions.
Created on: Monday 18th October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 28th October 2021
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Record ID: SF-81465A
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two ceramic Roman tesserae found together. They are sub-cuboid in shape and both have an coarse orange fabric. 1. Length: 33.63mm, width: 22.96mm, thickness: 20.20mm, weight: 22.24g 2. Length: 31.31mm, width: 32.21mm, thickness: 24.03mm, weight: 32.44g
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lidgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-0DE9E7
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone Tessera of Roman date (AD 43 - 410). The object is an irregular trapezoid shape and is composed of a dark grey coarse grained stone. One face of the object has a dark brown slip covering it. The object is broken with approximately 50% of the original object missing. Length: 18.64mm, Width: 16.00mm, Thickness: 12.09mm, Weight: 6.5g
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2019
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Record ID: DOR-0D872D
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A red tile tessera dating to AD 43 - AD 410. A large rectangular tessera cut from a flat tile. The tile fabric is largely oxidised red with a thin grey reduced core. Sparse sand and occasional stone inclusions. Date: Roman Dimensions: 36.8 mm x 29.1 mm x 15.4 mm Weight: 22.12 g.
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2019
Last updated: Monday 16th December 2019
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Record ID: WILT-2C04E2
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman ceramic tessera tile, probably dating to AD 43-410. An irregular cuboid of orange fabric, containing frequent large voids and a coarse sand temper, inclusions visible to the eye include relatively abundant rounded quartz grains and more infrequent iron stones. Dimensions: Length 25.9mm, width 22.6mm; thickness 24.1mm; 18.6g in weight.
Created on: Monday 18th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2020
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Record ID: SOM-AE4D24
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman ceramic tessera dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The object is sub-square is plan and rectangular in cross section. The fabric is relatively soft fired and pale pink/orange colour with a uniform colour throughout. It is slightly micaceous with probably fine saned inclusion of less than 10% and around 10% rounded grog temper, poorly sorted with the largest visible 2.8mm across but most much smaller. The edges and corners are worn and scratched but the sides appear angled so the slightly rougher back is smaller than the smoother front. The piece is 25.2mm in length, 23.7mm …
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Montacute', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-98A197
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Three Roman ceramic tesserae, 34 x 30 x 26mm, 32 x 31 x 23mm and 30 x 26 x 20mm, weight 86g, mid 1st - 4th century, found on edges of footpath. .
Created on: Wednesday 30th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
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Record ID: NARC-F12FFC
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete ceramic piece of Roman tessera (AD 43-410). The object is a cuboid, both top and bottom are sub-square and smooth. The four sides are rectangular and irregular . The fabric is mottled pink - grey in colour, with some brown staining particularly on the sides. There is no design or decoration visible. This is a solitary tessera, so might have been reused, for example, as a gaming piece or counter. Length: 16.49 mm. Width: 16.19 mm. Thickness: 11.10 mm. Weight: 5.4 g.
Created on: Wednesday 17th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
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Record ID: IOW-0D43A7
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman ceramic tessera, possibly made from a roof-tile (AD 43-410). The tessera is in the form of an irregular cube. It is red on the upper and lower faces and grey in the centre. A circular brown inclusion is of uncertain material. Length: 25.0mm; width: 23.1mm; thickness: 21.7mm. Weight: 19.26g.
Created on: Wednesday 12th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 12th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-7140A3
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two pieces of Roman tile, possibly reused as tesserae. Both pieces are similar in shape, size and colour. Light orange-red on both faces, light grey in the centre. First piece: Length 30.8mm, Width 21.1, Thickness 20.2mm. Second piece: Length 27.2mm, Width 21.7mm, Thickness 20.3mm.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th October 2018
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Record ID: SOM-8B4F33
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic probable tessera of Roman date (c. AD 43 - 410). Of a very high fined pale grey ceramic, fine grained with a soapy texture. The probable tessera is sub-rectangular and assymetrical in shape, with traces of cement surviving on three of its faces. Dimensions: length 27.6mm; width 19.3mm; thickness 20.3mm; weight 22.04g.
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2018
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Record ID: KENT-EE9130
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmens of Roman mosaic flooring. Description: The fragment is made up of four cut tile tessera set in a white mortar, while relatively flat on the upper surface the back is very irregular. The tesserae are of varied colour and two of the four are heavily obscured by the mortar. Measurements: 70.31mm long, 51.17mm wide, 24.53mm thick and 114.05g in weight. Discussion:These unprepossessing cubes are of important because they may suggest the proximity of a building decorated with a mosaic floor in good Romanised tastes and indeed a known roman villa is known in the vicini…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2017
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