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Section of Roman Newark Pavement Section of Roman Newark Pavement Section of Roman Newark Pavement
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LOT 0756

Section of Roman Newark Pavement

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

13 1/4 in. (4.1 kg, 33.3 cm wide).

The section comprising square and rectangular tesserae set into Roman cement; held in a wooden frame with identification plaque.

Provenance

From a 19th century collection based on the bone plaque and frame.
From an old collection of antiquities built up by a family in Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK.

Footnotes

This floor section was originally found presumably near the the site of Ad Pontem, a large walled Roman town on the outskirts of Newark.

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LOT 0756

Section of Roman Newark Pavement

Sold for (Inc. bp): £845

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