Roman villa of Simonov zaliv (Slovenia), threshold between rooms 3 and 4
OBJECT
OBJECT
Definition
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mosaic floor
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Identification
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fragment
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Name/Dedication
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mosaic floor of the Roman villa of Simonov zaliv / San Simone, threshold between rooms 3 and 4
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Position
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Floor of threshold between rooms 3 and 4
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Description
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The geometric black and white mosaic was preserved only on the central part of the threshold between rooms 3 and 4. The mosaic was lifted in 1990 (holds Restoration Centre of the Institute for Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia).
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SUBJECT
SUBJECT
Identification
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Roman villa of Simonov zaliv / San Simone, Izola / Isola (Slovenia), geometric black and white floor mosaic decoration
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Iconographic description
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The threshold between room 3 and 4 has a decoration with white octagons on black background with a border of black and white stripes.
Covering composition of octagons, as disposed on the threshold of the room, appeared for the first time in Rome between the end of the first century BC and the beginning of the first century AD and began to spread during the first century AD, showing gradually more complexe solutions with the addition of decorative elements and polychromy (MEDER J. 2003, Podni mozaici u Hrvatskoj od 1. do 6. stoljeća. Zagreb, p. 76; RINALDI F. 2007, Mosaici e pavimenti del Veneto. Province di Padova, Rovigo, Verona e Vicenza (I sec.a.C. – VI sec. d.C.). Antenor Quaderni 7. Roma, p. 122).
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GEOGRAPHICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LOCATION
SPECIFIC LOCATION
Typology
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Roman villa
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Qualification
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villa maritima
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Denomination
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Izola - Arheološko najdišče Simonov zaliv
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Date
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final quarter of the 1. century B.C. – late 4. century A.D.
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Address
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Tomažičeva ulica
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Specific location
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Southern part of the villa, within the archaeological park of Simonov zaliv.
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LOCATION AND PROPERTY DATA
Original location
INVENTORY OF MUSEUM OR OF SUPERINTENDENCE
Number
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F-01-ISZ (Restavratorski center, Poljanska 40, Ljubljana)
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Date
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1990
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METHOD OF FINDING
Type of finding
INFORMATIONS ON FINDING
Denomination of archaeological site
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Izola - Arheološko najdišče Simonov zaliv / San Simone
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Management of the work
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Medobčinski zavod za varstvo naravne in kulturne dediščine Piran
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Those who did the work
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Stokin, Marko
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Date
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1988
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Notes
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Along the south-eastern wall of the room a small structure (without foundations) was placed on the mosaic in a later phase of use of the room – the structure was identified with the base of a lararium.
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Inventory number
CHRONOLOGY
GENERAL CHRONOLOGY
Century
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1.
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Fraction of century
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second quarter
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SPECIFIC CHRONOLOGY
From
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25
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ca.
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To
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49
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Validity
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ante
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bibliography
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STOKIN, MARKO San Simone. Simonov zaliv
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p. 98
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CULTURAL DEFINITION
AUTHOR
Name
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Italic itinerant workers
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Personal data/chronology
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1. century B.C - 1. century A.C.
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Grounds of basing the dates
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historical analysis
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TESSERAE
TESSERAE MATERIAL
Material
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limestone
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Color
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white, dark grey, black
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Typology
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natural
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Notes
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Approx. 10 mm each side
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TECNIQUE
TECNIQUE
Denomination
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mosaic work
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Method
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diretto
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SURFACE
SURFACE
Texture
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Tesserae are mostly obliquely set, the framing band consists of tesserae set in straight rows.
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SIZES OF ARTWORK
SIZES OF ARTWORK
Unit of measurement
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cm
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Width
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71
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Length
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85
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PRESERVATION STATUS & RESTORATION
PRESERVATION STATUS
Date
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1990
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Reference to the part
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Threshold between rooms 3 and 4
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Description
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At time of excavation (1988) the geometric black and white mosaic was preserved only on the central part of the threshold between rooms 3 and 4. The mosaic shows evident deformation – the threshold mosaic, laying upon the wall foundations, is clearly higher than the mosaics in room 3 and 4 – that caused numerous cracks of the mosaic surface.
In 1990 the mosaic threshold was lifted. The fragment (F-01-ISZ) is kept at the Restoration Center of the Institute for Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia (Poljanska 40, Ljubljana).
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RESTORATION
Date
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1990
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Reference to the part
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Threshold between rooms 3 and 4
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Responsible institution
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Medobčinski zavod za varstvo naravne in kulturne dediščine Piran and Restavratorski center Republike Slovenije
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Management of the work
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Marko Stokin; Ivan Bogovčič
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Those who did the work
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Ivan Bogovčič
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Description
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Lifting of the mosaic threshold. The mosaic threshold was lifted (F-01-ISZ) in order to prepare future presentation of the mosaic. Cf. I. Bogovčič, I. Nemec, Izola Simonov zaliv: antični mozaiki in stenske poslikave. Poročilo o opravljenem restavratorskem posegu. Izhodišča za prezentacijo mozaikov. Analize in preiskave, Ljubljana 1991 (Restavratorski center Republike Slovenije, unpuplished report).
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LEGAL STATUS AND RESTRICTION
LEGAL STATUS
General indication
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property of local authority
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Specific indication
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Ownership:Municipality of Izola; Manager: University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre (Management agreement 2010)
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Address
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Municipality of Izola, Sončno nabrežje 8, 6310 Izola; University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre, Garibaldijeva 1, 6000 Koper
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DOCUMENTARY & INFORMATIVE SOURCES
IMAGES
Roman villa of Simonov zaliv (Slovenia), threshold between rooms 3 and 4
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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