Nymphaeum, House of Amor and Psyche I-XIV-5

Name of structure: Nymphaeum, House of Amor and Psyche I-XIV-5
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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: Ostia
Date of structure: End of third/first half fourth century AD
Century of structure 1: 3 AD
Century of structure 2: 4 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Soffits of six arches
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Traces of mosaic
Date of mosaic: End of third/first half fourth century AD
Century of mosaic 1: 3 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 4 AD
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Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), 129-30
See also:
Becatti, G., Scavi di Ostia, vol 4 (Rome:1961), 27-8, fig 12
Neuerburg, N., ‘L’architettura delle fontane e dei ninfei nell’Italia antica,’ in Memorie dell’Accademia di Archeologica Lettere e Belle Arti di Napoli, V (Naples: G. Macchiaroli, 1965), 179-80, no. 111

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