Casa del Rilievo di Telefo and opus sectile at Herculaneum (original) (raw)

2015

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an internship research project on sectilia in the Casa del Rilievo di Telefo in Herculaneum and across the archaeological site in general. The main research objective was to identify and classify opus sectile and analyse the state of conservation by identifying the ancient stones and marbles. Herculaneum is an ideal place for such a study as it has an important collection of relatively well-preserved ancient marbles from all over the Mediterranean, dating from the first century BC to the first century AD. Special attention was paid to the Casa del Rilievo di Telefo and its so-called Marble Room. This research took place in the context of the Herculaneum Conservation Project HCP), a public-private partnership for the conservation and enhancement of Herculaneum. The study adopted HCP’s interdisciplinary approach, in particular, by using its GIS database.

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