Hypogeum [underground room]
Name of structure: | Hypogeum [underground room] |
Extended name of structure: | |
Type of structure: | Hypogeum |
Country or main area: | Italy |
Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
City or area within region: | Via Livenza, Rome |
Date of structure: | Early fourth century AD |
Century of structure 1: | 4 AD |
Century of structure 2: | |
Specific place of mosaic: | Upper part of wall, soffit of arch, barrel vault |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Covered in glass mosaic. Some figures, Moses striking the rock and Israelite kneeling to drink. Variety of colours |
Date of mosaic: | Early fourth century AD |
Century of mosaic 1: | 4 AD |
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Silver tessera at site: | |
Gold tessera at site: | |
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), 130-31 |
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