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Accession_Number L.2011.1.64
Shape Mosaic
Shape_description
Material Stone
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Pale green, grey, pale blue and dark blue/purple tesserae on a white mortar. Grey and green tesserae are in the background; darker colours (blue/purple) create a circular shape, with lighter colours in the middle (pale blue and green).
Inscriptions
Condition fragmentary and very loose tesserae.
Technique/Style
Provenance Carthage
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Top view of a mosaic fragment.

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Top view of a mosaic fragment.

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Oblique view of a mosaic fragment.

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Oblique view of a mosaic fragment.

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Front view of a mosaic fragment.

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Front view of a mosaic fragment.

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Front view of a mosaic fragment.
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. Mortar measurements: L. 10.6; W. 7.9; D. 4.0 Tesserae: L. 4.5/4.2 Single tessera: 0.5/0.2
Location 6.1.C.1
Edited_by C. Chamberlain and A. Honey; Marta; Jayne
Date_edited 15/08/2011; 23.11.2022
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