Grotto, Stadium of Domitian
Name of structure: | Grotto, Stadium of Domitian |
Extended name of structure: | |
Type of structure: | Series of barrel vaulted rooms constituting a grotto |
Country or main area: | Italy |
Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
City or area within region: | Palatine, Rome |
Date of structure: | Domitianic |
Century of structure 1: | 1 AD |
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Specific place of mosaic: | Underside of coffers in five vaulted rooms |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Patterns in glass mosaic including gilt tesserae. |
Date of mosaic: | First century AD |
Century of mosaic 1: | 1 AD |
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Silver tessera at site: | No |
Gold tessera at site: | Yes |
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), 97-8 |
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