Catacomb of S. Ermes
| Name of structure: | Catacomb of S. Ermes |
| Extended name of structure: | Catacomba di Sant'Ermete, also known as Catacombe di Bassilla |
| Type of structure: | Catacomb |
| Country or main area: | Italy |
| Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
| City or area within region: | Rome |
| Date of structure: | 3C-6C |
| Century of structure 1: | 3 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 6 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: | Arcosolium |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Head (2 other heads found in 18C), flora, fauna, Christ and Virgin, scene of Lazarus, scene of Daniel and the lion, scene of one of the Magi or of the paralytic. |
| Date of mosaic: | 5C-6C |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 5 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: | 6 AD |
| Silver tessera at site: | Yes |
| Gold tessera at site: | Unknown |
| 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: | 1780s: Agincourt |
| 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). Giuliani, Raffaella, ‘Un arcosolio mosaico nelle catacombe de S. Ermete sulla Via Salaria Vetus’, Proceedings of theVII Colloquium AISCOM 2000 (Ravenna: Edizioni del Girasole, 2001), 153-166 |
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