Catacomb of S. Priscilla

Name of structure: Catacomb of S. Priscilla
Extended name of structure:
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
1742: Marangoni
1780: d'Agincourt
1887-8: de Rossi

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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