Fountain, Casa dello Scheletro III-3

Name of structure: Fountain, Casa dello Scheletro III-3
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Type of structure: Fountain
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Campania
City or area within region: Herculaneum
Date of structure: First half first century AD
Century of structure 1: 1 AD
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Specific place of mosaic: Plinth, pilasters, apse
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Shells and pumice plus blue and white, purple and yellow glass, black and white tesserae, green, turquoise and blue pattern,  plus  blue, white, yellow and blue and white glass rods. Palmettes, acanthus, flowers.
Date of mosaic: First century AD
Century of mosaic 1: 1 AD
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Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), pp. 66-67
See also:
Maiuri, A., Erconano, I nuovi scari (1927-1958), vol 1(Rome: Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, 1958), 268-70
Maiuri, A., Ercolano (Rome: Itinerari dei Musei e Monumenti d’Italia, no, 53, 1936), 29

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