3rd Room of Private Apartment (28)
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Publication Date
10-8-2025
Abstract
The mosaic in this room depicts the four seasons - Winter, Autumn, Summer, and Spring – in a series of medallions with figurative decorations inside. The geometric polychrome mosaic is framed by a series of perspective cubes with a pattern of secant hexagons and six-pointed stars. Some medallions also contain fish or birds. The comparison between the animal imagery and the seasonal designs could suggest that this room was utilized as a dining room, as well as the abundance of prosperity for the villa’s Dominus. The seasonal images and wealth of earthly goods could also suggest a theme of victory over time, and if combined with the imagery in the next room (29) also suggests a theme of the eternity of love.
Model Creation Date
02/01/2022
Alt Text
A three-dimensional model of rectangular room with walls made of stacked stone and a tile mosaic floor. Damage to the floor is not extensive, allowing for a clear view of the scene depicted by the mosaic tiles, which features four humanoid figures who are encircled and surrounded by detailed, geometric patterns and shapes. Off-center openings in the room's southern and northern walls serves as its entrances. 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
85MB
Geometry
107.3k Triangles
Format
Digital Only
Materials
1
Rigged Geometries
No
Scale Transformations
No
Textures
1
UV Layers
Yes
Vertex Colors
No
Vertices
54.3k
Recommended Citation
USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "3rd Room of Private Apartment (28)" (2025). Villa del Casale Mosaics. 14.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_casale/14
