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Title:
MOSAIC 33
Series:
MOSAIC
Volume:
33
Publication Type:
Journal
Editor:
Charles Browne
Publisher:
Association for the Study & Preservation of Roman Mosaics
Year of Publication:
2006
Source:
BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
Relations:
URI:
http://www.asprom.org/publications/#currenttoc
Created Date:
01 Mar 2007
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Roman mosaics in 2005
Stephen R Cosh
3
Notes on new mosaics, and further areas of known mosaics, exposed during 2005, at Dinnington, Somerset; Hawkesbury, South Gloucestershire; Piddington, Northamptonshire; and Withington, Gloucestershire.
Aquatic apses
Stephen R Cosh
4 - 8
Article on mosaics which were placed in apses, designed to be viewed from the adjoining main room and often including an aquatic theme or pattern. It is argued that these aquatic apses were an imitation of the semicircular pools often placed opposite the entrance to the main room or triclinium in the peristyle houses found more frequently in Mediterranean regions of the Roman Empire.
The mosaic from Backhall Street, Caerleon
David S Neal
9 - 13
Paper describing the mosaic found in 1877 at Backhall Street, Caerleon, and offering a new interpretation of its design.
In praise of the thrush
Stephen R Cosh
14 - 16
The article discusses the mosaic from Room 12 at Brading Roman villa, Isle of Wight, which depicts the figure of Winter holding a stick from which is suspended a small bird. Using the evidence of ancient documentary sources and of mosaics from elsewhere in the Roman Empire, many depicting the figure of Winter, the author argues that the bird is a thrush, a popular delicacy of the Roman world and one that was associated with the winter months.
Nymphs and shepherds?; A re-evaluation of scenes in mosaics from Brading,...
Patricia Witts
17 - 20
The author discusses the identity of the figures depicted in three mosaics: from Room 12 at Brading, Isle of Wight; from Room B at Frampton, Dorset; and from the Grand Mosaic at Pitney, Somerset. It is argued that the figures at Brading depict Attis with Sagaritis or a generic water nymph; those at Frampton are Paris with Venus; and those at Pitney are Paris again, facing Syrinx but originally having been intended to face Venus, who is depicted elsewhere facing Mercury (who is more usually depicted in combination with Syrinx).
Virtual gardens: hidden status in the Roman villa
Janne Hill
20 - 26
The paper examines the possibility that Roman villa owners used mosaic pavements symbolically to extend their gardens into their homes, thereby adding status to the family dwelling. Evidence is described from various parts of the Roman Empire of `hidden' or `virtual' gardens depicting water in the form of fountains and pools, flora, fauna and statuary.
The Xth AIEMA International Colloquium, Conímbriga 2005
Janne Hill
27 - 28
Brief report on the tenth AIEMA (Association internationale pour l'étude de la mosaique antique) colloquium held in Conímbriga, Portugal, in 2005, with a summary of some of the papers presented; themes included `Art, workshops, and artists in ancient mosaic'; `Chronology and geography of themes in ancient mosaic'; `The mosaic in the Late Antique period'; and `The mosaic in the pars occidentalis of the Empire'.
Speaking of conservation: the Ninth ICCM Conference, November 29--December 3...
Neil A Cookson
29 - 32
Brief report on the ninth triennial conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics, held at Hammamet, Tunisia in 2005 on the theme of `Lessons learned: reflecting on the theory and practice of mosaic conservation', with summaries of some of the papers presented.
