Tomb 88 (?), fragments of inscription
Name of structure: | Tomb 88 (?), fragments of inscription |
Extended name of structure: | |
Type of structure: | Tomb |
Country or main area: | italy |
Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
City or area within region: | Isola Sacra, Ostia |
Date of structure: | First half second century AD |
Century of structure 1: | 2 AD |
Century of structure 2: | |
Specific place of mosaic: | Eight fragments join together to form a continuous wall plaque. May have originally come from Tomb 88, but also a good fit for Tomb 58. |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Originally seven lines of writing but only fragments now decipherable. Guilloche pattern, various colours including blue, blueish-green and green glass tesserae. |
Date of mosaic: | If from Tomb 88 then first half second century AD |
Century of mosaic 1: | 2 AD |
Century of mosaic 2: | |
Silver tessera at site: | No |
Gold tessera at site: | No |
Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | |
Has analysis been done? | |
Samples taken from where? | |
Excavation and restoration campaigns: | |
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), 101-103 |
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