Pfalzel Palace
Name of structure: | Pfalzel Palace |
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Type of structure: | Palace |
Country or main area: | Germany |
Region within country or main area: | Rhineland-Palatinate |
City or area within region: | Pfalzel, 4.5 k north of Trier |
Date of structure: | Mid fourth century |
Century of structure 1: | 4 AD |
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Specific place of mosaic: | Soffit of an arched window and at the springing of vaulting are large fragments of mosaic |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Green scrolls on white ground in soffits of window arches. Remains of glass mosaic in upper storey. |
Date of mosaic: | 4th century |
Century of mosaic 1: | 4 AD |
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Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | |
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Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), pp. 173-4 |
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