Une plaquette de verre mosaïqué dans un pavement antique à Toulon (Var, France)
Résumé
A square mosaic glass inlay, inserted in a hexagonal marble tile, was discovered in Toulon (Provence, France) in a medieval context, but it should be ascribed to a first-century A.D. domus. This inlay shows a well-known floral pattern: a symmetrical lily and palmette motif arranged around a central four-petaled rosette with spiral volutes below, forming a star-shaped frame to the central quatrefoil flower. This study places the inlay among similar discoveries made in the western provinces of the Roman Empire. It is suggested that these artifacts, often interpreted as furniture decorations, could also be part of opus sectile paving in rich Roman houses. The origin of different types of mosaic glass inlays found in the west is reported and discussed.
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