Mausoleum of Helena

Name of structure: Mausoleum of Helena
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Mausoleum
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: Rome
Date of structure: 315-27
Century of structure 1: 4 AD
Century of structure 2: 4 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Vault
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: A few tesserae remain: green, blue, gold foil.
Date of mosaic: 4C
Century of mosaic 1: 4 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 4 AD
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: Yes
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: 1950s: Deithmann, Tschira
1970s &1980s: Guyon
2000s: Venditelli & Felitici
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Johnson, M. J., The Roman Imperial Mausoleum in Late Antiquity (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009).


Bosio, A., Roma sotteranea (Rome, 1632).

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