Mausoleum of Helena
Name of structure: | Mausoleum of Helena |
Extended name of structure: | |
Type of structure: | Mausoleum |
Country or main area: | Italy |
Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
City or area within region: | Rome |
Date of structure: | 315-27 |
Century of structure 1: | 4 AD |
Century of structure 2: | 4 AD |
Specific place of mosaic: | Vault |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | A few tesserae remain: green, blue, gold foil. |
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)? | No |
Has analysis been done? | No |
Samples taken from where? | n/a |
Excavation and restoration campaigns: | 1950s: Deithmann, Tschira 1970s &1980s: Guyon 2000s: Venditelli & Felitici |
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Johnson, M. J., The Roman Imperial Mausoleum in Late Antiquity (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009). Bosio, A., Roma sotteranea (Rome, 1632). |
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