The coloured stones and marbles decorating the Odeion of Pompeii
Fabrizio Antonelli, Lorenzo Lazzarini, Stefano Cancelliere, Luigi Buffone
Abstract:
The theatre area of Pompeii is located in the southwest region of the ancient town. It consists of the Quadriporticum together with the Large Theatre and the Odeion, the latter two structures forming a unitary complex, located one next to the other and very similar for their building structure and materials. The Odeoin is among the best preserved architectural monuments of Pompeii. Built in 80 BC, it was a smaller roofed theatre (theatrum tectum) hosting around 1500 spectators and devoted to shows and musical performances. The walls of the building are in opus reticulatum and opus incertum, with brick sail cladding in some sections and in the door jambs. This small theatre was decorated with secondstyle wall paintings and marble opera sectilia of which today remains evidence in the floor of the semicircular orchestra. The identification of the exotic coloured stones and marbles still in situ in the Odeion is here presented together with some general information about their origin, use and diffusion in the Mediterranean provinces of the Roman Empire.
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IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 MetroArchaeo 2020 (ONLINE)
Title:

IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Place:
Trento, ITALY
Time:
22 October 2020 - 24 October 2020
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