Third Service Room (25)
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Publication Date
10-8-2025
Abstract
This mosaic is partially intact, with large gaps that interrupt the design on the eastern side and in a central strip. It is a polychrome geometric design, with a frame made up from a series of recurring tuning forks. The marginal flounce is arranged with different measures to connect to the irregular walls. The complexity of the compositional scheme unfolds in a field with large eight-pointed stars, which create a series of rhombuses from which squares result. A 2-ply braid decorates these stars, and inside the octagons are bordered by a double thread and decorated with elements like a wavy ribbon crown and a flower or rose. The pattern with two secant squares, octagons and rhombuses can be seen in another room of the villa, the Chapel of the Lares (19a).
Model Creation Date
02/01/2022
Alt Text
A three-dimensional model of a rectangular, almost-square room with an extensive geometric tile mosaic spread across its floor and walls made of stacked stone, one of which has partially collapsed. About a third of the mosaic tiles are damaged or missing, obscuring some of the details, but what remains makes heavy use of geometric patterns, shapes, and knotwork in red, white, and blue. 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
67MB
Geometry
209.5k Triangles
Format
Digital Only
Materials
1
Rigged Geometries
No
Scale Transformations
No
Textures
1
UV Layers
Yes
Vertex Colors
No
Vertices
105.6k
Recommended Citation
USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "Third Service Room (25)" (2025). Villa del Casale Mosaics. 12.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_casale/12
