Natatio, Villa dei Centroni

Name of structure: Natatio, Villa dei Centroni
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Natatio [swimming pool]
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: Via Anagnina, Rome
Date of structure: First century BC
Century of structure 1: 1 BCE
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Unknown
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Over 70 mosaic fragments. Green, yellow, black, light and dark blue, and red glass tesserae plus twisted glass rods and shells.
Date of mosaic: Although building is probably first century BC, Sear has dated mosiacs to a later date of first half of first century AD
Century of mosaic 1: 1 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), pp. 67-68
See also:
Cozza, Lucos, NSc. [Notizie degli Scavi] (1952), 254 n.4
Sear, Frank B., RendPontAcc. [Atti della Pontifica Acadamia Romana di Archaeologia: Rendiconti]45 (1972-73), 29-35, figs 1-4

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