The Lopen Roman Mosaic is a Roman mosaic, probably from a Roman villa, in the village of Lopen, Somerset, England. It was discovered in 2001 by George Caton, who was operating a mechanical digger and noticed small cubes of coloured stone, which turned out to be part of the floor of an eight-roomed Roman villa and is the largest Roman mosaic so far discovered in Britain. Photogrammetry by English Heritage was followed by excavation led by the Somerset County Council archaeologist. They exposed and documented the mosaic in three weeks. It was then covered with sand and soil to preserve it. The work was recognised with the award of the Tarmac Finders Award (for non professionals) at the British Archaeological Awards in 2002. The stones used for the mosaic are Blue Lias from the surrounding hi
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| - Die Villa Rustica von Lopen war ein römischer Gutshof (Villa rustica) am Rande des Dorfes in der Grafschaft Somerset im Südwesten Englands. Die Villa befand sich nahe am „Fosse Way“, einer bedeutenden römischen Straße. Die Reste wurden 2001 beim Bau einer Hofzufahrt entdeckt, wobei Teile eines Mosaiks zu Tage kamen. Zwei Mosaiken und angrenzende Räume wurden darauf vom Terrain Archaeology for Somerset County Council unter der Leitung von und ausgegraben. Da es sich um eine Notgrabung handelte, sind nur kleine Teile der Villa ausgegraben worden. Das Aussehen der gesamten Villa ist daher nicht bekannt. (de)
- The Lopen Roman Mosaic is a Roman mosaic, probably from a Roman villa, in the village of Lopen, Somerset, England. It was discovered in 2001 by George Caton, who was operating a mechanical digger and noticed small cubes of coloured stone, which turned out to be part of the floor of an eight-roomed Roman villa and is the largest Roman mosaic so far discovered in Britain. Photogrammetry by English Heritage was followed by excavation led by the Somerset County Council archaeologist. They exposed and documented the mosaic in three weeks. It was then covered with sand and soil to preserve it. The work was recognised with the award of the Tarmac Finders Award (for non professionals) at the British Archaeological Awards in 2002. The stones used for the mosaic are Blue Lias from the surrounding hi (en)
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| - Die Villa Rustica von Lopen war ein römischer Gutshof (Villa rustica) am Rande des Dorfes in der Grafschaft Somerset im Südwesten Englands. Die Villa befand sich nahe am „Fosse Way“, einer bedeutenden römischen Straße. Die Reste wurden 2001 beim Bau einer Hofzufahrt entdeckt, wobei Teile eines Mosaiks zu Tage kamen. Zwei Mosaiken und angrenzende Räume wurden darauf vom Terrain Archaeology for Somerset County Council unter der Leitung von und ausgegraben. Da es sich um eine Notgrabung handelte, sind nur kleine Teile der Villa ausgegraben worden. Das Aussehen der gesamten Villa ist daher nicht bekannt. Der Bau hatte einen Portikus, der teilweise mit einem Mosaik dekoriert war, das ein Mäandermuster zeigt. Von dem Portikus führte eine Tür in zwei große Räume, die mit einem zusammenhängenden Mosaik dekoriert waren, das sich zum großen Teil gut erhalten fand und mit einer Länge von zehn Metern zu den größten aus der römischen Provinz Britannia gehört. Das Mosaik zeigt weitestgehend geometrische Muster, obwohl sich auch Bilder von einem Delfin, einem Fisch und von Kantharoi finden. Die Mosaiken wurden nach der Ausgrabung wieder zugeschüttet. Sie datieren in das 4. Jahrhundert n. Chr. und sind Arbeiten der Corinischen Schule. (de)
- The Lopen Roman Mosaic is a Roman mosaic, probably from a Roman villa, in the village of Lopen, Somerset, England. It was discovered in 2001 by George Caton, who was operating a mechanical digger and noticed small cubes of coloured stone, which turned out to be part of the floor of an eight-roomed Roman villa and is the largest Roman mosaic so far discovered in Britain. Photogrammetry by English Heritage was followed by excavation led by the Somerset County Council archaeologist. They exposed and documented the mosaic in three weeks. It was then covered with sand and soil to preserve it. The work was recognised with the award of the Tarmac Finders Award (for non professionals) at the British Archaeological Awards in 2002. The stones used for the mosaic are Blue Lias from the surrounding hills. The fragments which were discovered in the surrounding soil were used to create a new mosaic, including a picture of a dolphin, using methods which would have been available in Roman times. It is now displayed in All Saints Church. A further mosaic was found in an adjoining room, which probably extended beyond the area excavated, which was about 4.5 metres square. The main mosaic is almost 7 metres square and has a complicated geometrical design, including some stylized figurative elements such as leaves, cups and dolphins. It was probably laid by a putative specialist workshop based at Cirencester, known as the "Saltire school" for their fondness for saltires in designs, which is seen here. The walls of these rooms were probably also painted on plaster, but no traces survive here. The suite probably functioned as a dining room (en)
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