Fountains [two]
Name of structure: | Fountains [two] |
Extended name of structure: | |
Type of structure: | Fountain |
Country or main area: | Algeria |
Region within country or main area: | |
City or area within region: | now in Cherchel Museum |
Date of structure: | |
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Specific place of mosaic: | Walls and top |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | 178: Swag pattern, Ulysses and companions, dolphins, sirens. Coloured stone tesserae and red, green and blue glass tesserae. 179: Swag pattern, Neptune, two seahorses, two Nereids. Coloured stone tesserae and green and blue glass tesserae. |
Date of mosaic: | |
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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)? | |
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), 145 |
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Record Incomplete |