Nymphaeum
Name of structure: | Nymphaeum |
Extended name of structure: | |
Type of structure: | Nymphaeum |
Country or main area: | Switzerland |
Region within country or main area: | |
City or area within region: | Baden-Stadthofquelle |
Date of structure: | Late second century AD |
Century of structure 1: | 2 AD |
Century of structure 2: | |
Specific place of mosaic: | Niche |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Entirely covered in mosaic. Tesserae in black and white stone, and blue, green and yellow glass, and also red, brown and black according to Keller |
Date of mosaic: | Late second century AD |
Century of mosaic 1: | 2 AD |
Century of mosaic 2: | |
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)? | |
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), 176-77 |
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Comments: | A small fragment with glass tesserae is in the Landesmuseum, Zurich |