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Floor mosaic, geometrically derived cross

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Cross design on a floor mosaic

Floor mosaic (above)

This is the decorative center panel of a mosaic floor from a Roman villa at Abbots Ann, Hampshire. Its red, white and grey design comprises a stylized flower surrounded by concentric circles. The villa contained other mosaic floors, confirming that it was once a grand residence. It stood near a road linking Silchester and Old Sarum, major towns in southern Roman Britain.

A.D. 250 - 350. Abbots Ann, Hampshire, donated by Thomas Best through Revarend J. Best, 1854, 0623.2

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Cross design on a floor mosaic
Taken on  Monday 17th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:  250 - 350 A.D.
Source:  London, United Kingdom
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