Natatio, Villa San Marco

Name of structure: Natatio, Villa San Marco
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Natatio [swimming pool]
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Campania
City or area within region: Castellammare di Stabia
Date of structure: Second half first century AD
Century of structure 1: 1 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Small open-air pool in apsed courtyard. Mosaic in drum of apse.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Design unclear.  Yellow, white, green, blue and emerald glass tesserae.
Date of mosaic: Second half 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)?
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), 86
See also:
d'Orsi, Gli Scavi Archeologici di Stabia (1965), 22ff

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