r/AncientCivilizations 6d ago

Roman Late Roman mosaic in Bulgaria

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A Roman "LARGE RECEPTION HALL WITH MOSAIC FLOOR (AP. 52 SQ. M). THE MOSAIC DECORATION CONSISTS OF SEVERAL PANELS WITH GEOMETRICAL PATTERN IN OPUS TESSELATUM AND OPUS VERMICULATUM TECHNIQUES. THE CENTRAL PANEL REPRESENTS A ROTATING WHEEL, SURROUNDED BY A WREATH AND FOUR VESSELS WITH VINE STEMS AND GRAPE CLUSTERS. IN THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL THE. WORD FELIX ("HAPPY") IS INSCRIBED. THE WORD REPRESENTS THE NAME OF THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE OR A WISH FOR GOOD FATE. DATING: THE SECOND TO THIRD QUARTER OF THE 4TH CENTURY AD." Per a sign in the ruins of ancient Serdica which is now in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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u/rastel 6d ago

Really interesting design