Fragment from the Velia/Velian Hill

Name of structure: Fragment from the Velia/Velian Hill
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Cornice
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: lazio
City or area within region: Rome
Date of structure: Late first century BC
Century of structure 1: 1 BCE
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Fragment of cornice found when a cutting was made through the Velia for the Via dei Fori Imperiali
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Cornice decorated with shells and mosaic, plus Egyptian Blue (?)
Date of mosaic: Late first century BC
Century of mosaic 1: 1 BCE
Century of mosaic 2:
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: No
Colour tessera at site:
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), 50
See also:
Archivio della X Rip. del Comune di Roma, cat. fot. C881
Quilici, RIA, 16 (1969), 21, fig 17 and n. 38




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