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Mosaic from a Roman villa
250/350
British Museum
London, United Kingdom
The Roman villa at Abbots Ann, near Andover, was discovered in the early 1850s. The portions of mosaic floors uncovered were in a bold and simple style, using large tesserae in a limited range of colours. They follow traditional Roman geometric designs.
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Details
- Title: Mosaic from a Roman villa
- Date Created: 250/350
- Physical Dimensions: Width: 176.00cm
- External Link: British Museum collection online
- Technique: mosaic
- Registration number: 1854,0623.1
- Place: Excavated/Findspot Abbots Ann
- Period/culture: Romano-British
- Material: stone
- Copyright: Photo: © Trustees of the British Museum
- Acquisition: Donated by Best, Thomas. Donated through Best, J
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