Les Mosaïques romaines et médiévales de la Regio laietana

The Colors of the Circus Mosaic from Barcino (Roman Barcelona): Characterization, Provenance, and Technology Issues

“…This large (7.99 × 3.56 m) polychrome mosaic (catalogue number MAC-19004) is presently on display fixed on Aerolam™ and held on a structure almost in a vertical position. The mosaic was found in 1860 at around 3 m underground during the demolition works of the Minor Royal Palace within the old city of Barcelona (in the present-day Comptessa de Sobradiel street) [19]. It would have belonged to the pavement of a luxurious domus in Barcino (Roman Barcelona).…”

“…The mosaic occupies a large rectangular area and the exact original longitude is actually unknown because the mosaic was already broken on its left side at the time of its discovery but it could have attained more than 9 m [20]. From its unearthing, the mosaic has been moved several times [19], some parts have been lost, and it has been reduced to several unconnected patches. In 1933, it was attached on a wall of one of the exhibition rooms of the MAC museum and the lost parts between the original patches were colored with an illusionistic technique on plaster to recreate the whole represented scene.…”

La villa romana de la Salut de Sabadell y su complejo termal

“…En estas excavaciones aparecieron entre otros objetos las primeras teselas de mosaico y fragmentos de finas losas de mármol. El punto 15 proporcionó el mosaico bicromo de Neptuno, que figura en un excelente estudio (BARRAL 1978). El opus teseilatum está confeccionado con teselas blancas y negras de 1x1 cm.…”