Even as far back as three hundred years ago these beautiful relics were being discovered in this town; for Leland in his "Itinerary," mentions the finding of some Tesserae; unfortunately but few have been preserved.
"A Cotswold Village"
J. Arthur Gibbs
The mass of the building was of limestone and alabaster; but the pictorial subjects, instead of being sculptured according to custom, were of a kind of mosaic made with almost equal parts of stone Tesserae and glazed ware.
"Manual Of Egyptian Archaeology And Guide To The Study Of Antiquities In Egypt"
Gaston Camille Charles Maspero
I picked up some Tesserae about the acropolis hill, but I saw none elsewhere near Beisan,-discovered no inscriptions, and heard of no coins.
"Byeways in Palestine"
James Finn