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LOT 0659
Roman Floor Mosaic Tesserae Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1 in. (198 grams total, 8-24 mm).
Mixed group of cuboid and other stone tesserae, some embedded in concrete matrix. [101, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
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