Baths of Oceanus

Name of structure: Baths of Oceanus
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Type of structure: Bathhouse
Country or main area: Libya
Region within country or main area: Tripolitania
City or area within region: Sabratha
Date of structure: Second to third century AD
Century of structure 1: 2 AD
Century of structure 2: 3 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Above the waterline of two plunges in theĀ frigidarium
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Mosaic frieze in various colours, matches the mosaics on the floor
Date of mosaic: Second to third century AD
Century of mosaic 1: 2 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 3 AD
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Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), 152

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