Nymphaeum, Villa Barcaccia

Name of structure: Nymphaeum, Villa Barcaccia
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Nymphaeum
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: Tenuta Barcaccia, Rome
Date of structure: 4C-5C
Century of structure 1: 4 AD
Century of structure 2: 5 AD
Specific place of mosaic:

Niche on outside of exedra.

Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: traces
Date of mosaic: 4C-5C
Century of mosaic 1: 4 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 5 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)? No.
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns:

Early 20C?

Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Sear, F., B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts. Roemische Abteiliung 23) (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), 135


Neuerburg, N., L'architettura delle fontane e dei nifei nell'Italia antica (Memorie dell'Accademia di Archeologia Lettere e Belle Arti di Napoli, 5) (Naples, 1965), 165, no. 86


Ashby, British School in Rome (1907), 146

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