Baths of Caracalla

Name of structure: Baths of Caracalla
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Baths
Country or main area: Algeria
Region within country or main area:
City or area within region: Hippo Regius (now Annaba, formerly Bône)
Date of structure: Early third century AD
Century of structure 1: 3 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Niches in frigidarium and caldarium
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Glass tesserae in a variety of colours
Date of mosaic: Early third century AD
Century of mosaic 1: 3 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
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), 145-7
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