First Service Room (22)
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Publication Date
10-8-2025
Abstract
Located on the western side of the quadrangular peristyle (19d), this room has a rectangular plan with a stone threshold entrance. The floor layer, dating back to the construction phase of the villa, highlights its service function through its geometric mosaic. The introduction of the medieval system interrupts the uniformity of the floor. The mosaic is bordered by a marginal flounce and develops a broken Greek frame. The field contains an octagon pattern adjacent to crosses, on the sides with full thread, and an elongated hexagon pattern, on the sides with serrated thread. The geometric decorations are made with different dimensions. The frames of the crosses containing braids, on the north side, are incomplete. The attention to the design of the mosaics confirms the destination as a service environment.
Model Creation Date
02/01/2022
Alt Text
A three-dimensional model of small, rectangular room made of stacked stonework with a tile mosaic floor and an indented section in its northwest corner. The mosaic features repeating, geometric patterns and shapes in a relatively simple layout, though most of the north floor and some of its center are damaged from time and wear. The lowered portion of the room has several large stone objects situated within it, though whether this was a purposeful area of the room or the floor simply collapsed in this corner due to the damage of time and erosion is unclear. The 3D model can be freely moved, rotated, and zoomed in and out, allowing the viewer to inspect the object with greater detail and from multiple different angles.
Extent
1 3D Model
Media Type
Models (Representations); Renderings (Drawings)
Digitization Specifications
Method: Agisoft Metashape
Processing Software
Agisoft Metashape
Download Size
59MB
Geometry
200.9k Triangles
Format
Digital Only
Materials
1
Rigged Geometries
No
Scale Transformations
No
Textures
1
UV Layers
Yes
Vertex Colors
No
Vertices
101.3k
Recommended Citation
USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "First Service Room (22)" (2025). Villa del Casale Mosaics. 10.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_casale/10
