mosaic pavement

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Object Type: mosaic pavement
Museum number: 1857,1218.145
Description: Panel from a mosaic pavement: baskets of fish and fruit. It may have decorated a dining-room.
Cultures/periods: Roman
Production date: 1stC-2ndC
Excavator/field collector: Excavated by: Nathan Davis; Excavated by: Sir Thomas Reade
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Carthage
Materials: stone (?)
Technique: mosaic
Dimensions: Height: 1.61 metres; Width: 1.32 metres
Bibliographic references: Mosaic / Catalogue of the Greek, Etruscan & Roman Paintings and Mosaics in the British Museum: Mosaics (4)
Location: On display (G70)
Subjects: fruit; fish
Funder name: Funded by: Government of United Kingdom
Acquisition date: 1857
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1857,1218.145

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