Baths of Hadrian
Name of structure: | Baths of Hadrian |
Extended name of structure: | |
Type of structure: | Baths |
Country or main area: | Libya |
Region within country or main area: | Tripolitania |
City or area within region: | Leptis Magna [Khoms] |
Date of structure: | Antonine? |
Century of structure 1: | 2 AD |
Century of structure 2: | |
Specific place of mosaic: | Whole area of the frigidarium including corridors and passages |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Large numbers of glass tesserae in various colours found. Ornamental bands. |
Date of mosaic: | The frigidarium was redecorated in Antonine times |
Century of mosaic 1: | |
Century of mosaic 2: | 2 AD |
Silver tessera at site: | No |
Gold tessera at site: | No |
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), 148-9 |
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