Time.news – The large floor mosaic of the triclinium-nymphaeum room of the Roman maritime villa of Minori return to its former glory and it will be visible. From Tuesday 14 March, on the occasion of the National Landscape Day, it will be possible to return to admire the precious decoration in marble blocks of the nymphaeum dating back to the 1st century AD, so far obscured by a layer of debris, micro vegetation and moss settled over time.
The mosaic, which depicts a hunting scene and a marine procession (thiasus). of Nereids and mythological creatures of the sea, is an excellent testimony of the constant dialogue between nature and artifice that characterizes Roman art.
The cleaning intervention was carried out as part of the preparatory activities for the planning of the major restoration and enhancement intervention of the Roman Villa currently underway. The return of the mosaic to the public during the landscape day, promoted by the Regional Directorate of Museums of Campania in collaboration with the Abap Superintendence of Salerno and Avellino, it will also be an opportunity to tell the story of the intervention and its phases.
The event, scheduled for 16.00, will be attended by the Regional Director of Campania Museums Marta Ragozzino, the Superintendent of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the provinces of Salerno and Avellino, Raffaella Bonaudo and the mayor of Minori Andrea Reale.
The triclinium-nymphaeum room defined the maritime landscape of the Roman maritime Villa of Minori through the monumental arch opened in the facade of the lower level, facing the sea, whose coastline was much more advanced than it is today, enriched with niches that probably contained scenographic water games.
The residential complex was then further embellished by the illusionistic suggestions of the reflections generated by the waters of the large pool built on the sea front and the swimming pool (natatio), inside the porticoed garden (viridarium).