Pavement

Pavement

Object name: Pavement
Date: 79 AD
Dimensions:
90 x 150 x 30 mm
Medium: Stone
Object number: C00955
DescriptionFragment of pavement. It is made of white tesserae, a common material for decorative mosaics and flooring in the Roman world. The original Cuming catalogue says it is from Pompeii, which was destroyed by a volcano eruption in AD79.
Culture: Roman