Panel, Phrixus and Helle, probably from Villa S. Marco

Name of structure: Panel, Phrixus and Helle, probably from Villa S. Marco
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Panel
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Campania
City or area within region: Castellammare di Stabia/Naples
Date of structure: Third quarter first century AD
Century of structure 1: 1 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Possibly a fountain niche
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Phrixus seated on ram rising from sea, Helle in sea. Dolphin. Rich colouring including bright yellow and green glass.
Date of mosaic: Third quarter 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), 86, 186-7
See also:
Ruggiero, Degli Scavi dal Stabia 1749 al 1782 (1881), 141
Ruesch, Guida del Museo Nazionale di Napoli (1908), no. 198 (10005), p. 60

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Comments: Sear suggests this panel is probably the one described by Ruggiero in his report of excavations of the Villa S. Marco, Castellammare di Stabia. Now in National Museum, Naples

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