guy Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) A recent excavation near the colosseum produced a luxury home and a wonderful mosaic. Quote The mosaic features an array of shells, Egyptian blue tesserae, precious glass, and fragments of white marble, depicting tridents, warships, and Celtic-style trumpets. A particularly intriguing aspect of the mosaic is the representation of a coastal city with small towers and porticoes, surrounded by vines and lotus leaves. This scene, crafted with meticulous attention to detail using travertine rock, is set against a backdrop of three large ships sailing across a sea with raised sails. "The representation of a coastal city could allude to a warlike conquest by the owner of the domus, belonging to an aristocratic personage, presumably of senatorial rank," the ministry said. https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/ancient-roman-home-unearthed-italy-b2464005.html https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/12/14/archaeologists-unearth-luxurious-roman-home-with-unparalleled-mosaic-near-colosseum?utm_source=yahoo&utm_campaign=feeds_articles2022&utm_medium=referral Edited December 15, 2023 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted December 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2023 Here’s a nice article on the discovery of this mosaic made of shells and coral. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/style/rome-palatine-hill-archaeology-discovery/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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