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Description:: Notably asymmetrical, the composition, executed in opus tessellatum technique, is situated in a room (possibly a cubiculum) between A2 and A6. Each of the seven preserved figural panels represent different species of birds (duck, heron, parrot, peacock, quail, pigeons and a couple of pigeons drinking water). Some of the panels have additional decorative elements (cups, flowers, fruits and Floral motifs). Mosaic A5 suffered extensive damage; including burning; loss of 30% of its surface; and mechanical damages. Conservation measures included: documentation (photographs and tracing); cleaning; modern interventions reversed; lime mortar protective band on mosaic edges; weak tesserae were treated with Paraloid B-60 diluted in ethanol; some fragments were reconstructed using retrieved original material. After reconstruction of the wall foundations, missing parts of the mosaic bedding and big lacunae were filled with new mortar and gravel.For more information, refer to the Final report or Progress Report 5.
Date:: December 1998 - 2010
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Brock, Edwin
Vincent, Robert
Collection:: Villa of the Birds Mosaic Conservation