Tessera, blue glass, Bear House
Production date
Pre Aug 0079 CE
Country
Italy
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Object detail
Description
Blue opaque glass tessera cut from pellet of "blue frit" commonly used for wall mosaics.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Roman masonry fragment
Production date
Pre Aug 0079 CE
Production place
Measurements
L7mm x W6mm x D7mm
Media/Materials description
Glass
History and use
In 79AD, the Roman towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii were destroyed following the eruption of Vesuvius, with large loss of life. This small blue glass mosaic piece was souvenired from the House of the Wounded Bear, named after the mosaic in the entranceway of the house, which depicted the myth of the beautiful goddess Callisto, having been turned into a bear, bleeding from a wound accidently inflicted by her son Arcas.
Registration number
H5922
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