A Roman Villa’s Mosaics from near the Nymphaion (Kemalpaşa): An Interpretation on Old Testament’s Narratives
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2013
Yazarlar: Emine TOK, Ahmet Talaman, Mahir Atıcı
Journal of Mosaic Research, Vol 6, Pp 59-105 (2013), Uluslararası, 2013, ss 59-105
Özet
The Ruins are located in Industrial Area of İzmir’s Kemalpaşa Town. It was unearthed by Izmir Archaeology Museum in 2013. In the area was found a villa, which has at least two usage phases, with mosaic floor and a complex consist of manufacture and commercial buildings. This Late Antiquity Villa’s semi-walls survive until today and the orginal floor of villa was furnished mosaics. On this mosaics were used together geometrical, floral and figural motifs.In this study, it is intented to introduce and analyse Late Roman- Early Christianity Villa and its motifs.