Wall remains and reconstruction north and east of mosaic A2 looking northeast
- Description:
- Wall remains and reconstruction north and east of mosaic A2 looking northeast
- Photographer:
- Image capture by Edwin Brock
- Date Created:
- October 10, 1998
- Collection:
- Villa of the Birds Mosaic Conservation
- Series:
- Conservation work in progress
- Subseries:
- Shelter
- Location:
- Alexandria, Egypt and Al Iskandarīyah
- Time Period:
- Early Roman Empire and Byzantine Period
- Topic:
- Domestic architecture
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs
- Conservation Note:
- The significant difference of levels between the floors and the foundations of the Byzantine structures aboves, required either the missing Early Roman walls to be reconstructed to the height of 3-4 courses (1.5-2.0 m), or else entirely new casing walls to be erected. Both methods were taken advantage of depending on the local conditions. For example, the outer wall, enclosing rooms 2,5, and 6 from the east, was rebuilt using new limestone blocks (sizes and bonding identical to the original ones known from other buildings excavated at the site) as well as blocks found in the debris. For more details refer to p.55 in the Final Report.
- Copyright Status:
- copyrighted
- Creative Commons License:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- Local ID:
- arce_ca_vob_images_0305.tif
- Project History:
- At the heart of modern Alexandria in Kom el-Dikka lies an exceptional demonstration of Domestic architecture during the Roman Imperial period. The Early Roman villa named “Villa of the Birds” houses exceptionally well preserved mosaic floors, made of tesserae. True to its name, it contains Mosaic a-5 which depicts different bird species within seven different panels. Under the auspices of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), Dr. Wojciech Kolataj and his team conserved the mosaic floors, constructed a shelter, and landscaped the surrounding area. Some related supplemental work was carried out by the Polish-Egyptian Preservation Mission, and sponsored jointly by the Supreme Council of Antiquities (currently the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) and the Polish Center of Archaeology. Conservation work was made possible with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities).
- Funding Agency:
- Villa of the Birds Mosaic Conservation project was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-93-00089-00 (formerly 263-0000-G-00-3089-00) and administered by the Egyptian Antiquities Project (EAP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).