Antique Cut Tesserae (tiles)
- Same thickness, 5mm or 10mm
Side measurement 8mm - 12mm
Used to make copies of Roman mosaics as they have the appearance of being hand cut.
Top and bottom surfaces are smooth, easy to use in Direct and Reverse methods.
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Antique cut (left)
Here you can see a section of mosaic from a modern copy of a Roman mosaic made using Antique cut tesserae we sell. Compere this against the image of an original Roman mosaic.
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Original mosaic (right)
A section of background from an original mosaic, approximately 2nd century AD
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Special Introductory Prices(price rise March 1st 2012)
Antique Cut 5mm£1.60 per 100gms
70 - 80 pieces. (12kg per square metre)
120gms will cover approximately 10cm x 10cm.
Can be cut with tile nippers, (if you are working with large amounts of this material I would advise that you think about investing in a hammer and hardie).
Antique Cut 10mm (Special order only)
£3.50.00 per 250gm
80 - 100 pieces per 250gms. (26kg per square metre)
Needs hammer and hardie to cut
Special order only, please contact me for order times.
Colours
Images show stone after waxing.
Natural stone will always show some variation in colour
Stone wax also available (free with orders over 500g)
New colours, above, light brown, mid brown
and dark brown
Trade and mosaic professionals contact me for rates.
Contact me to order and for accurate postage rates (see guide below)
Weight | UK | Europe | USA/Asia |
300gm | £2.00 | £2.70 | £4.70 |
500gm | £2.50 | £3.80 | £5.80 |
1kg | £4.50 | £6.51 | £12.20 |
2kg - 14kg | £5.00 | Please ask | Please ask |
15kg - 24kg | £8.20 | | |
