In Buix (in German Buchs), about two kilometers to the south of Boncourt, several buildings belonging to a villa were excavated in 1993. The finds point to use of the buildings from the first untill the early third century.
Plan of the complex. Peter 1995, fig. 2.On the west side the main building was excavated (about 40 x 20 m.). The rooms were arranged behind a porticus, 3 m. wide, with a colonnade. Column bases were found on the outer wall of the porticus. The columns were 2.80-3.00 m. apart. On the floor of room W.I (10.80 x 7.40 m.) were black marble slabs, with the exception of a strip 0.50 m. wide along the walls. In the centre was an emblema of opus sectile (about 1.60 x 1.60 m.) with red lozenges and other motifs. Room W.II also had a marble floor, again with the exception of a strip 0.50 m. wide along the walls. Here the entire floor had lozenges and floral motifs, not side by side, but every 10 cm., made of small black and white pieces of marble. Behind room W.V was an apse, W.VI. Near the apse numerous fragments of paintings were found. The painted decoration consisted of a socle imitating marble and above that red panels framed by narrower black panels. The back wall of room W.VII is 1.40 m. thick. Perhaps it contained niches. On the east side of the excavated area were secondary buildings.
Reconstruction drawing of room W.II. Peter 1995, fig. 7.
Literature
Peter 1995; Demarez 2001, 76-77.
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