Fragments on bipedales/tiles

Name of structure: Fragments on bipedales/tiles
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Unknown
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: stored in the Horrea Epagathiana, Museum, Ostia
Date of structure: Unknown, possibly third century AD???
Century of structure 1: 3 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Possibly a flat ceiling?
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Five fragments. Colours rich and mostly glass, include blue, green, white, orange tesserae
Date of mosaic: Unclear. Could date from first century AD onwards.   Sears suggests Severan or post Severan because of the presence of a streaky orange tessera he ahs seen only on buildings from this date.
Century of mosaic 1: 3 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), 122-3
See also:
Becatti, G., Scavi di Ostia, vol 6 (Rome: 1969), 104-12, figs 10-15, pls. 35-80

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