Catacomb of S. Priscilla
Name of structure: | Catacomb of S. Priscilla |
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Type of structure: | Catacomb |
Country or main area: | Italy |
Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
City or area within region: | Rome |
Date of structure: | 2C-5C |
Century of structure 1: | 2 AD |
Century of structure 2: | 5 AD |
Specific place of mosaic: | Several arcosolia, the biggest in the hypogeum of the Acilii Glabriones. |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Hypogeum of Acilii Glabriones: Orant with smaller figures. Arcosolium in other rooms: Orant with scene of Magii bringing gifts to Virgin and Christ, possible scene from Passion of Christ, and other undiscernible traces, possibly figural (rooms unspecified in Sear) |
Date of mosaic: | Hypogeum of Acilii Glabriones: 4C. |
Century of mosaic 1: | 4 AD |
Century of mosaic 2: | 4 AD |
Silver tessera at site: | No |
Gold tessera at site: | Unknown |
Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | No |
Has analysis been done? | No |
Samples taken from where? | n/a |
Excavation and restoration campaigns: | 17C: Bosio |
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | 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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