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Mosaic Tesserae
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Title: Mosaic Tesserae
Date: 6th century
Geography: Made in Constantinople
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Glass, gold leaf
Dimensions: Various sizes-largest tessera: 3/8 x 1/4 x 3/16 in. (1 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Lent by Mrs. Stanton F. Slocum, 1944
Object Number: L.44.29.1–.14