Triclinium Triabsidate (57 a-g)
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Publication Date
10-8-2025
Abstract
This room is considered, after the basilica hall, the most regal and eloquent of the late antique residence due to the dynamism and sumptuousness of its architecture. The mosaic floor is divided into different scenes. In the central hall (57a) Hercules’ 12 labors are represented on different registers. In the northern apse (57c) Hercules is accompanied by Dionysus and is taken into Olympus by Zeus. In the north (57b) we see Daphne and Cyparissus transformed, respectively, into laurel and cypress. To the south (57e) the myth of Lycurgus is told as he tries to kill the nymph Ambrosia. She is saved by the intervention Maenads and Dionysus. Continuing east (57f), on the right is either Hesion or Andromeda with Endymion. In the apse facing the entrance (57g) are the Giants, pierced by the arrows of Hercules.
Model Creation Date
02/01/2022
Alt Text
A three-dimensional model of a stone room from an ancient estate that consists of a square-shaped central area with semi-circular alcoves positioned along three of the square's four sides. The square section of the room and each individual alcove have floors patterned with colored tile mosaics, each depicting a different scene or theme, though time and erosion obscure some of the details in a few places. The walls are made of stacked stone and may have originally had some kind of decorative cover, like marble or another type of stone, on their lower halves, as a section of different-colored stone that appears much flatter and less distinct can be seen on the lower section of the walls and runs the entire length of the room. 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
74MB
Geometry
206k Triangles
Format
Digital Only
Materials
1
Rigged Geometries
No
Scale Transformations
No
Textures
1
UV Layers
Yes
Vertex Colors
No
Vertices
103.6k
Recommended Citation
USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "Triclinium Triabsidate (57 a-g)" (2025). Villa del Casale Mosaics. 21.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_casale/21
