Nymphaeum, Casa di Valerio Vegeto
Name of structure: | Nymphaeum, Casa di Valerio Vegeto |
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Type of structure: | Nymphaeum |
Country or main area: | Italy |
Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
City or area within region: | under Monache Barberini, Via XX Settembre, Rome |
Date of structure: | c. 91 AD |
Century of structure 1: | 1 AD |
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Specific place of mosaic: | Niches |
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Date of mosaic: | Foliage patterns, flowering plants, parrots and other birds |
Century of mosaic 1: | 1 AD |
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Excavation and restoration campaigns: | Site discovered in 1881 during the building of the Ministery of War. Dated by lead pipe discovered on site in 1641 bearing name of Valerius Vegetus, Consul Suffectus in 91 AD |
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), 99 |
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