Catacomb of S. Gennaro
| Name of structure: | Catacomb of S. Gennaro |
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| 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: | 2C-9C |
| Century of structure 1: | 2 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 9 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: | Several locations (see Sear for precise details). |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Mainly traces, but three busts of male figures with flora in arcosolia. Colours: red, blue, white, green, turquoise. |
| Date of mosaic: | 5C |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 5 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: | 5 AD |
| Silver tessera at site: | No |
| Gold tessera at site: | No |
| 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: | 1960-70s: team led by E. Lavagnino
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| 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). Fasola, U. M., Le catacombe di S. Gennaro a Capodimonte (Rome: Editalia, 1975). Rendiconti della Pont. Accademia Romana di Archeologia 46 (1973-74) (excavation report). Moscarella, E., La catacombe di S. Gennaro (1969).
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