The Mosaics of the Church of Santa Maria Do Freixo (Marco de Canaveses, Portugal): Reflections on Its Meaning in the Context of the Late Musivaria of the Douro Valley

In this paper, we present the polychromatic roman mosaics with a geometric organization and a vegetalist decoration discovered during the archaeological excavation that took place in 2001 in Santa Maria do Freixo church (Northern Portugal). After describing the ruins and the mosaics, a brief context...

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Main Author: António Manuel de Carvalho LIMA
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bursa Uludağ University Mosaic Research Centre 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Mosaic Research
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/369466
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Summary:In this paper, we present the polychromatic roman mosaics with a geometric organization and a vegetalist decoration discovered during the archaeological excavation that took place in 2001 in Santa Maria do Freixo church (Northern Portugal). After describing the ruins and the mosaics, a brief contextualization (including the formal analysis of the building and of the mosaics and its local and regional geographic context) is given in order to try to understand its social and cultural meanings.
ISSN:1309-047X
2619-9165