Mausoleum of Constans I (?)
| Name of structure: | Mausoleum of Constans I (?) |
| Extended name of structure: | |
| Type of structure: | Mausoleum |
| Country or main area: | Spain |
| Region within country or main area: | Catalonia |
| City or area within region: | Centcelles, near Taragona |
| Date of structure: | 4C |
| Century of structure 1: | 4 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 4 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: | Dome |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Four concentric registers (from outer register): (1) hunting scenes; (2) Old and New Testament scenes; (3) personifications of the seasons, enthroned and standing figures; (4) figures. |
| Date of mosaic: | 4C |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 4 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: | 4 AD |
| Silver tessera at site: | No |
| Gold tessera at site: | Yes |
| Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
| Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | Glass slabs, small irregular of cuts let over from cube cutting (see Schluck et al (1988)). |
| Has analysis been done? | Unknown |
| Samples taken from where? | n/a |
| Excavation and restoration campaigns: | 1958-1962: Ernest Hawkins and team. Reports in Schluck et al (1988) |
| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Johnson, M. J., The Roman Imperial Mausoleum in Late Antiquity (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009). Mackie, G., Early Christian Chapels in the West (Toronto, Buffalo London: Toronto University Press, 2003). Schlunk, H. W., Arbeiter, A., Hawkins, E. & Bachman, H.-G., Die Mosaikkuppel von Centcelles (Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 1988). Sear, F. B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts. Roemische Abteiliung 23) (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977). |
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