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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF
Roman Domestic Religion
IB051
Casa de los Pájaros
Cult Space Type:
Cult Room
Building Name:
Casa de los Pájaros
Site Name:
Italica
Date:
2nd c. A.D., 3rd c. A.D.
Country:
Spain
Associated
Cult Spaces:
Room Function:
-
Sacrarium/Cult Room
Features:
Mosaic
Description:
Located off the northeast side of the peristyle was a cult room. This room consisted of two sections, a quadrangular area immediately off and open to the peristyle and an apsidal section at its eastern extent. The floor was covered in a polychrome mosaic, of which only the area in the apse survives. This included plant motifs on a white background, framed by black lines at the base of the apse. Multiple colours were employed including pink, black, and ochre. Stylistic and typological analysis dates the mosaic to between 150-175 A.D.
References:
Bassani 2005; Pérez Ruiz 2014, app. pp. 41-44
Image Reference:
Pérez Ruiz 2014
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