Baths, Trajanic Baths

Name of structure: Baths, Trajanic Baths
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Baths
Country or main area: Libya
Region within country or main area: Jebel Akhdar
City or area within region: Cyrene
Date of structure: Built 98 AD, destroyed then rebuilt in 119 AD
Century of structure 1: 1 AD
Century of structure 2: 2 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Soffits of three stone voussoirs on N side of tepidarium
Soffit near door leading to frigidarium
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Red, greens and ochre glass tesserae plus red stone and white marble tesserae.
Maroon, greens, turquoise, greens, mauve, yellow and orange glass tesserae plus some of black and white stone.
Date of mosaic: 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), 181
See also:
Goodchild, R., Cyrene and Apollonia (1970), 89-90 (for building)
Stucchi, S., Architettura Cirenaica, Monografie di Archeologia Libica 9 (1975), 283-5 (for the building)

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