The Basilica (58 a-b)
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Publication Date
10-8-2025
Abstract
The basilica is considered the most important place of public use, used for where the Dominus held his functions.
The rectangular hall (58a) is made up of partially preserved polychrome marble slabs spread over 7 bands with an east-west orientation. The marbles come from multiple Mediterranean regions. They contain squares and rectangles of different sizes. In the center of the room, a square, with concentric circles placed inside it, breaks the regularity of the pattern.
In the apse (58b) a larger square is visible with 4 circles placed in its corners. The rest of the mosaic has an irregular decorative motif, but in front of the throne there is a circular inlay. This is assumed to host a porphyry rota, but only parts of the concentric frames decorated with a wavy branch motif and lilies remain.
Model Creation Date
02/01/2022
Alt Text
A three-dimensional model of a long, rectangular room with a semi-circular alcove at its back. Though deterioration and time have eroded away some of the flooring, a significant number of marble tiles remain, which are organized in a geometric pattern that makes use of squares and rectangles that have other designs within them. Two columns sit at the top of a small staircase that leads to the room's entrance, and though only some of the walls are visible, there are remnants of fresco paintings seen on them. At the base of the entryway stairs is the far edge of a tile mosaic that adorns the floor of the adjoining 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
50MB
Geometry
120.9k Triangles
Format
Digital Only
Materials
1
Rigged Geometries
No
Scale Transformations
No
Textures
1
UV Layers
Yes
Vertex Colors
No
Vertices
61.3k
Recommended Citation
USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "The Basilica (58 a-b)" (2025). Villa del Casale Mosaics. 33.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_casale/33
