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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.188
Title
Fragment of Mosaic Pavement
Classification
Mosaics
Work Type
mosaic
Date
1-500 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
Period
Roman period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287772

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Stone tesserae
Dimensions
Greatest Dimension: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. George Pfeiffer (by 1906) Watertown, MA, gift; to the Department of the Classics Harvard University, 1906, transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.188
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Fragment of mosaic pavement consisting of white stone tesserae.

Verification Level

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