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Villa Dar Buc Ammera
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Villa
Dar Buc Ammera: Roman villa near Lepcis
Magna, famous for its mosaics, which are to be seen today in
the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli. The monument is also known as Villa Zliten, after
the town three kilometers east of it.
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Round Mosaic
Probably the finest mosaic of the Villa Dar Buc Ammera is the round one, which contains all
kinds of birds in a splendid tree. Realism is not too great, however: there
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The decision to add sea animals to the tree is
less strange than it may appear at first sight: the villa was built close to the shore.
This mosaic was probably made in the late first century, when the villa
was built. The individual stones are extremely
fine (opus vermiculatum).
Below, more aquatic creatures and two nests of birds. |
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©
Jona Lendering for
Livius.Org,
2006
Revision: 24 May 2009 |
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