Antechamber of the North Master Apartment (37)
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Publication Date
10-8-2025
Abstract
This room can be accessed from the ambulatory of the “Great Hunt” mosaic. It has a square plan with the function of anteroom and hallway for the other rooms of the apartment, and is hypothesized that it was intended solely for the Domina, or for the eldest son of the Dominus, or even used by the landlord as a private studio. The mosaic, bordered by a double braided frame enclosed by serrated bands, depicts Odysseus (Ulysses) in the cave of the cyclops Polyphemus. This section is narrated in Book IX of the Odyssey and represents the moment in which Odysseus, wearing the large red cloak and a short tunic, is offering a cup of his best wine to Polyphemus in order to get him drunk and later to blind the cyclops while sleeping.
Model Creation Date
02/01/2022
Alt Text
A three-dimensional model of a large, square room made of stone with multiple visible entryways. Only the lowest section of the room's wall is visible, drawing extra attention to the enormous tile mosaic that spans the entirety of the floor. The mosaic depicts a scene from the epic poem, the Odyssey, by Homer. 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
89MB
Geometry
77.7k Triangles
Format
Digital Only
Materials
1
Rigged Geometries
No
Scale Transformations
No
Textures
1
UV Layers
Yes
Vertex Colors
No
Vertices
39.4k
Recommended Citation
USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "Antechamber of the North Master Apartment (37)" (2025). Villa del Casale Mosaics. 34.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_casale/34
