Frigidarium & Massage Rooms (5; 4a-i)
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Publication Date
10-8-2025
Abstract
The Frigidarium is a large octagonal room with 2 swimming pools and 4 changing rooms. Its mosaic has both mythological and realistic imagery. Framed by faux polychrome marbles, a large maritime scene is arranged in a circular fashion. A marine thiaso is in the outer band, and fishermen of Eros are in the inner band. A procession of Nereids and Tritons is around them. Fish are between the linear and zigzagging waves. The theme of mutatio vestis, or “change of dress”, is also seen in the changing rooms.
The Massage Room depicts 5 people arranged within a corded frame. An athletic man can be seen in the center, flanked by 2 attendants. One is preparing to massage the gentleman, while the other has a vial of ointment. The last 2 servants have fabric bands with their names on them.
Model Creation Date
02/01/2022
Alt Text
A three-dimensional model of a large, octagonal room with smaller, semi-circular rooms or stalls extending from six of its eight sides. All of the floors are decorated with colorful and intricate tile mosaics that depict different scenes, some of which relate directly to what the room was used for. An opening can be seen at the back wall of one of the semi-circle rooms, leading to another room that is square-shaped and also tiled. Drains for water can be seen in the center of the octagonal room and in one corner of the square 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
44MB
Geometry
212.2k Triangles
Format
Digital Only
Materials
1
Rigged Geometries
No
Scale Transformations
No
Textures
1
UV Layers
Yes
Vertex Colors
No
Vertices
107.5k
Recommended Citation
USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "Frigidarium & Massage Rooms (5; 4a-i)" (2025). Villa del Casale Mosaics. 36.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_casale/36
