Villa

Name of structure: Villa
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: House
Country or main area: United Kingdom
Region within country or main area: Kent
City or area within region: East Malling
Date of structure: First to fourth century AD
Century of structure 1: 1 AD
Century of structure 2: 4 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Fragment of wall mosaic found in the spill of roof tiles
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: White and brown clay paste and yellow limestone tesserae sent in pink mortar.  Pronounced curve suggest from a wall, pelta pattern.
Date of mosaic: First to fourth century AD
Century of mosaic 1: 1 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 4 AD
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: No
Colour tessera at site:
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), 167
See also:
Pirie, ArchCant/Archaeologia Cantiana, 71 (1957), 228-9, pl. 1

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