In Bösingen, to the north-east of the Schiffenensee, the church of St. Jakob is standing on the remains of a villa. In 1906 three columns were found, one of marble, two of granite, 2.00-2.12 m. high. In 1950 a room with a hypocaust and mosaic tesserae emerged.
The room with a hypocaust and the columns in 1950. JbSGU 41 (1951), Taf. XII,2.
View of the church of St. Jakob. The columns can be seen behind the tree. Photo: Google Maps.In 1983 fragments of paintings from a ceiling and from walls were found.
Fragment of a painting from a ceiling. Photo: Kühne-Menoud 1983, Abb. 44.
Literature
Jahrbuch der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte 41 (1951), 118; Kühne-Menoud 1983; Drack-Fellmann 1988, 369-370; Drack-Fellmann 1991, 85-86.
[11-Nov-2023]
