File:6 large tesserae (FindID 246594).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(767 × 946 pixels, file size: 589 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
6 large tesserae
Photographer
None, Julie Cassidy, 2009-02-11 18:51:27
Title
6 large tesserae
Description
English: Six large tesserae blocks. Roman.

Traces of lime plaster on the base. 5 are a grey, overfired ceramic, possibly a modified floor tile. One is lighter and is made up of a more sandy red fabric. The large size of the tesserae suggest that they were used on a low quality, low status floor meant for heavy footfall. Largest - 30mm x 28mm x 20mm. Smallest - 24mm x 24mm x 15mm.

Combined weight of 192.27g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Northamptonshire
Date ROMAN
Accession number
FindID: 246594
Old ref: NARC-315DE3
Filename: swaill tesserae.jpg
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/201896
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/201896/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/246594
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License
Object location52° 21′ 12.24″ N, 0° 42′ 48.4″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Licensing

[edit]
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current06:12, 26 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 06:12, 26 January 2017767 × 946 (589 KB)Fæ (talk | contribs)Portable Antiquities Scheme, NARC, FindID: 246594, roman, page 321, batch count 718

You cannot overwrite this file.

The following page uses this file:

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:6_large_tesserae_(FindID_246594).jpg&oldid=770229573"