Bath, Faragola Villa

Name of structure: Bath, Faragola Villa
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Villa
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Foggia
City or area within region: Ascoli Satriano
Date of structure: 4th-6th century
Century of structure 1: 4 AD
Century of structure 2: 6 AD
Specific place of mosaic: In the balneum [spa] area of the villa
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: 26 loose glass tesserae of various colours (red, orange, yellow, light amber, green, blue and white)
Date of mosaic:
Century of mosaic 1: 4 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 6 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)?
Has analysis been done? Yes
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Gliozzo, E., A. Santagostino Barbone, M. Turchiano, I. Memmi and G Volpe, ‘The coloured tesserae decorating the vaults of the Faragola Balneum (Ascoli Satriano, Foggia, S. Italy), in Archaeometry, 54.2 (2012), 311-331

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