Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra - Ravenna
The Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra (House of the Stone Carpets) is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the last decades in Italy. It was brought to light between 1993 and 1994, when the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Emilia Romagna found a complex of buildings in via D'Azeglio dating back from the Roman Republic through the Byzantine time. A particularly interesting find was a small palace, where archaeologists identified fourteen rooms and three courtyards.The floor surface of every room was covered with marble tarsia or mosaics showing refined patterns and figures made of polychrome tesserae. After being restored, the 'carpets' of stone were placed back to their original collocation in an underground room that can be entered from the Church of Sant’Eufemia.The 18th century church of Sant'Eufemia and the close 15th century Oratorio dei Cento Preti were included in the creation of the museum and connected to the archaeological site. The project was part of an intervention program supported by the Jubilee law and implemented by the Archdiocese of Ravenna. Aim of this intervention was not only the preservation of the site, but also the opening of a place of great historic and religious importance to all citizens and visitors.
www.thebyzantinelegacy.com/domus-ravenna
La Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra è uno dei più importanti siti archeologici italiani scoperti negli ultimi decenni. Inaugurata dal Presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi nell’ottobre del 2002, è stata insignita del Premio Bell’Italia 2004 e del Premio Francovich 2017.
Collocata all’interno della settecentesca Chiesa di Santa Eufemia, in un vasto ambiente sotterraneo situato a circa 3 metri sotto il livello stradale, è costituita da 14 ambienti pavimentati con mosaici policromi e marmi appartenenti ad un edificio privato bizantino del V-VI secolo.
Di particolare interesse e bellezza i mosaici decorati con elementi geometrici, floreali e figurativi ritenuti unici, come nel caso della “Danza dei Geni delle Quattro Stagioni”, rarissima rappresentazione che mostra i Geni danzare in cerchio o come per la figura del “Buon Pastore”, ritratto in una versione differente dall’usuale rappresentazione cristiana.
Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra - Ravenna
The Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra (House of the Stone Carpets) is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the last decades in Italy. It was brought to light between 1993 and 1994, when the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Emilia Romagna found a complex of buildings in via D'Azeglio dating back from the Roman Republic through the Byzantine time. A particularly interesting find was a small palace, where archaeologists identified fourteen rooms and three courtyards.The floor surface of every room was covered with marble tarsia or mosaics showing refined patterns and figures made of polychrome tesserae. After being restored, the 'carpets' of stone were placed back to their original collocation in an underground room that can be entered from the Church of Sant’Eufemia.The 18th century church of Sant'Eufemia and the close 15th century Oratorio dei Cento Preti were included in the creation of the museum and connected to the archaeological site. The project was part of an intervention program supported by the Jubilee law and implemented by the Archdiocese of Ravenna. Aim of this intervention was not only the preservation of the site, but also the opening of a place of great historic and religious importance to all citizens and visitors.
www.thebyzantinelegacy.com/domus-ravenna
La Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra è uno dei più importanti siti archeologici italiani scoperti negli ultimi decenni. Inaugurata dal Presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi nell’ottobre del 2002, è stata insignita del Premio Bell’Italia 2004 e del Premio Francovich 2017.
Collocata all’interno della settecentesca Chiesa di Santa Eufemia, in un vasto ambiente sotterraneo situato a circa 3 metri sotto il livello stradale, è costituita da 14 ambienti pavimentati con mosaici policromi e marmi appartenenti ad un edificio privato bizantino del V-VI secolo.
Di particolare interesse e bellezza i mosaici decorati con elementi geometrici, floreali e figurativi ritenuti unici, come nel caso della “Danza dei Geni delle Quattro Stagioni”, rarissima rappresentazione che mostra i Geni danzare in cerchio o come per la figura del “Buon Pastore”, ritratto in una versione differente dall’usuale rappresentazione cristiana.