Nymphaeum, Domus Fulminata, III-VII-3/4

Name of structure: Nymphaeum, Domus Fulminata, III-VII-3/4
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Nymphaeum
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: Ostia
Date of structure: House dates to c. 65-75 AD
Century of structure 1: 1 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Horizontal rim of water tank, blue, yellow, green tesserae.  Traces of turquoise and blue tesserae on biclinium [dining couch for two]
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:
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:
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), 95-96
See also:
Becatti, G., Scavi di Ostia, vol 4 (Rome:1961), 104-5, no. 191, fig 37  

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