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Interpretation

- Interpretation Limite Sud del portico
- Interpreted by
  - Seth Bernard
  - Andrea Di Miceli
- Interpreted on 13-1-2011

Stratigraphic Relationships

- VM_6242
  Cuts
- VM_6251
  Abuts
- VM_6252
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- VM_6262
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- VM_6270
  Abuts
- VM_6290
  Abuts
- VM_6291
  Abuts
- VM_6292
  Abuts
- VM_6300
  Abuts
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- VM_6241
- Abuts
  VM_6184
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Bonds WithNo Linked Records
Equal ToNo Linked Records

Site Photo

Site PhotoNo records attached.

Description

Definitionwall running eastward from N-S wall of 6184
Criteria of Distinctionconstruction technique
State of Conservationpoor
Techniqueopus vittatum mixtum
Finishmarble
Inclusions
Dimensionslength before diappearing in section: 4 m
Type of Mortar
Description of Stone
Height of Mortar Beds (cm)
Description of Brick/Tile
Consistency and Colour of Mortar
Height of Courses (cm)
Height of 5 Courses (cm)
DescriptionWall in opus reticulatum mixtum, part of the original phase of the villa. A door 1.80 m width gives access through it. The wall possibly has an offset (SU 6287) or a door post at the lowest level. The level was subsequently raised twice. The surviving marble revetment and its mortar preparation are linked to the mosaic floor 6250.
Observationsdisappears into both the southern and the eastern section, so no full measurements are possible
Chronological Elements
PeriodRoman
Phase

Basic Information

Definitionwall running eastward from N-S wall of 6184

Plan

Plan VM_388

Record Details

Director
- Lisa Fentress
Supervisor
- Dirk Booms
Date of Excavation
Issued to Seth Bernard
Issued on 23-7-2009

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Fentress, E., Goodson, C., Maiuro, M., Andrews, M., Dufton, J.A. (eds.) 2016. Villa Magna: an Imperial Estate and its Legacies. Excavations 2006–2010. British School at Rome, Rome.

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