Nymphaeum, Domus Augustana

Name of structure: Nymphaeum, Domus Augustana
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Nymphaeum
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: Palatine, Rome
Date of structure: Late first century AD
Century of structure 1: 1 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Niches
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Imprints of tesserae in niches.  On floor were found orange, blues, greens, yellow, clear glass tesserae
Date of mosaic: Sear dates to Severan
Century of mosaic 1: 3 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), 125

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