Tomb 88 (?), fragments of inscription

Name of structure: Tomb 88 (?), fragments of inscription
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Tomb
Country or main area: italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: Isola Sacra, Ostia
Date of structure: First half second century AD
Century of structure 1: 2 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Eight fragments join together to form a continuous wall plaque.  May have originally come from Tomb 88, but also a good fit for Tomb 58.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Originally seven lines of writing but only fragments now decipherable. Guilloche pattern, various colours including blue, blueish-green and green glass tesserae.
Date of mosaic: If from Tomb 88 then first half second century AD
Century of mosaic 1: 2 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: No
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), 101-103
See also:
Calza, G., La Necropoli del Porto de Roma nell’Isola Sacra (1940), 348

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