Pilasters, now in Villa Albani
Name of structure: | Pilasters, now in Villa Albani |
Extended name of structure: | Eight Corinthian pillars decorated with mosaic from Hadrian's Villa |
Type of structure: | Pilaster |
Country or main area: | Italy |
Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
City or area within region: | Rome |
Date of structure: | Morcelli gives their provenance as Hadrian's Villa which is first half second century AD |
Century of structure 1: | 2 AD |
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Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Friezes of coloured mosaic |
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Century of mosaic 1: | 2 AD |
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Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), 113 |
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