Calvatone (CR). Costa di Sant’Andrea - Area di proprietà provinciale. Un nuovo mosaico dal vicus di Bedriacum

Authors

  • Alberto Bacchetta Università degli Studi di Milano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2035-4797/375

Keywords:

Calvatone, Bedriacum, mosaic, kantharos, vicus, triclinium

Abstract

The annual archaeological excavations – organized by the University of Milano – at the vicus of Calvatone-Bedriacum has brought to the identification of a great residential building. It is important the recent discovery of a triclinium characterized by a cocciopesto floor. The floor presented a black and white device in tessellating paving, furthermore the central part is adorned with a kantharos  enclosed by peltas (peltae) and birds inside geometrical spaces.

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Author Biography

Alberto Bacchetta, Università degli Studi di Milano

Alberto Bacchetta achieved the Classical Archaeology’s Ph.D. at the University of Perugia. He is a teaching assistant at the University of Milano and he is studying in particular roman sculpture and architecture.

Published

2009-12-02

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Section

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AND RESEARCHES