Catacomb of S. Gaudioso

Name of structure: Catacomb of S. Gaudioso
Extended name of structure: Adjoins the church of S. Maria della Sanità
Type of structure: Catacomb
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Campania
City or area within region: Naples
Date of structure: 5C?
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 5 AD
Specific place of mosaic:

Chapel of S. Gaudioso, and various other arcosiloa and apses in adjoining rooms and passage ways (see Sear, 1977 for exact locations). Fragments also on display in the old basilica of S. Gaudioso.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

Chapel: inscription, medallion of S. Gaudioso, flora.
Other places: fauna, flora, cross, geometrical patterns.
Colours: yellow, green, brown, red, blue, clear (missing foil?).


 


 
Date of mosaic: 5C
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 5 AD
Silver tessera at site: Unknown
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:

1925: Diehl
1960s: Moscarella
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).


Moscarella, E., La Catacombe di S. Gennaro (1969).


Bisconti, Fabrizio, ‘Mosaici nel cimitero di S. Gaudioso: revisione iconografica ed approfondimenti iconologici’, Proceedings of the VII Colloquium AISCOM 2000 (Ravenna: Edizioni del Girasole, 2001), 87-98
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