Nymphaeum [small], SS. Giovanni e Paolo

Name of structure: Nymphaeum [small], SS. Giovanni e Paolo
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Type of structure: Nymphaeum
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: Clivus Scauri, Rome
Date of structure: End of second century or beginning of third century AD
Century of structure 1: 2 AD
Century of structure 2: 3 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Barrel vault, lunette, soffits of two arched windows
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Traces, decorative scroll, poor workmanship
Date of mosaic: End of second century or beginning of third century AD
Century of mosaic 1: 2 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 3 AD
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: No
Colour tessera at site:
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), 122
See also:
Prandi and Ferrari, The Basilica of Saints John and Paul on the Caelian Hill (1958), 15. 21-22, III fig 33, plans B, D

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