Theatre

Name of structure: Theatre
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Theatre
Country or main area: Libya
Region within country or main area: Tripolitania
City or area within region: Leptis Magna [Khoms]
Date of structure: End first century BC beginning first century AD
Century of structure 1: 1 BCE
Century of structure 2: 1 AD
Specific place of mosaic: On four slabs of stone in barrel vaulted passageway on SE side of theatre.  it is unlikely they decorated this area originally.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Dentil patterns, plant and foliage motifs.  Some green glass tesserae.
Date of mosaic: Undated
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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), 151-2

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