Natatio, Villa dei Centroni
Name of structure: | Natatio, Villa dei Centroni |
Extended name of structure: | |
Type of structure: | Natatio [swimming pool] |
Country or main area: | Italy |
Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
City or area within region: | Via Anagnina, Rome |
Date of structure: | First century BC |
Century of structure 1: | 1 BCE |
Century of structure 2: | |
Specific place of mosaic: | Unknown |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Over 70 mosaic fragments. Green, yellow, black, light and dark blue, and red glass tesserae plus twisted glass rods and shells. |
Date of mosaic: | Although building is probably first century BC, Sear has dated mosiacs to a later date of first half of first century AD |
Century of mosaic 1: | 1 AD |
Century of mosaic 2: | |
Silver tessera at site: | No |
Gold tessera at site: | No |
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. 67-68 |
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