Pilasters, now in Villa Albani

Name of structure: Pilasters, now in Villa Albani
Extended name of structure: Eight Corinthian pillars decorated with mosaic from Hadrian's Villa
Type of structure: Pilaster
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: Rome
Date of structure: Morcelli gives their provenance as Hadrian's Villa which is first half second century AD
Century of structure 1: 2 AD
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Specific place of mosaic:
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Friezes of coloured mosaic
Date of mosaic:
Century of mosaic 1: 2 AD
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Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
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Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), 113
See also:
Morcelli, Fea and Visconti, La Villa Albani descritta (1869), 144

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