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A Roman mosaic on a wall in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy, 1st century AD. A Roman mosaic is a mosaic made during the Roman period, throughout the Roman Republic and later Empire. Mosaics were used in a variety of private and public buildings, [1] on both floors and walls, though they competed with cheaper frescos for ...
Boxford Roman mosaic is a mosaic at Boxford, West Berkshire, England, discovered during an archaeological dig in August 2017. [1] [2] It dates from the Roman period. [1] [2] The 4th century (AD) [3] mosaic is over 6 metres (20 ft) long. [1] Its central panel is thought to show Bellerophon, at the court of either Iobates or Proteus, battling ...
The Hinton St Mary Mosaic is a large, almost complete Roman mosaic discovered at Hinton St Mary, Dorset, England in 1963. It appears to feature a portrait bust of Jesus Christ as its central motif, which could be the oldest depiction of Jesus Christ anywhere in the Roman Empire. [1] A second mosaic was found during 2022 excavations on the site. [2]
North Leigh Roman Villa in Oxfordshire, which has a near complete mosaic floor, underwent conservation work in 2024 following a donation from the Michael Bishop Foundation to English Heritage.
The geometric and patterned mosaics have been placed under a temporary export bar.
A mosaic from the floor of an ancient Roman villa has been uncovered on the seabed in the waters off Naples.. Now underwater, the marble floor would originally have been located in the “protiro ...
Plan of the villa The Orpheus mosaic Littlecote mosaic restoration in 1979 Littlecote mosaic - Horse, Man and Bird Littlecote mosaic - Animal and Urn. Littlecote Roman Villa is an extensive and exceptional Roman villa, with associated religious complex, at Littlecote Park just over a mile west of Hungerford, Berkshire. [1]
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