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Introduction The paintings in the peristyle The paintings in the outer porticus The silver hoard The Gallo-Roman temple |
To the south of the peristyle some 60,000 fragments emerged of paintings with hunters. The fragments were found over a length of 17 meters. The descriptions of the original place of attachment are rather vague, but it seems that the paintings come from an outer porticus, to the south of the peristyle with its four porticoes. It will then have decorated the north wall, facing south. Stylistically and with the help of dendrochronology the paintings have been dated to 115-130 AD.
Click on the image to enlarge. Reconstruction of the paintings from the outer porticus. Dubois 1999, fig. 3.The height of the paintings must have 3.60-3.70 m. The lower part of the lower zone was an imitation of pink marble. On the upper part of this zone were black panels on a yellow background. On some panels were still lives, such as a basket with fruit and vegetables, on others were armed men, deer and wild animals. On the high middle zone were red animal hides on a black background separated by yellow panels with white candelabra. On the candelabra stood Satyrs holding a tambourine and eagles. On the upper part of the hides were the heads of an antelope and a wild animal. In the centre of the hides stood a hunter. The clothing and weapons are those of hunters (venatores) in the amphitheatre. On the lower part of the upper zone, between the eagles and Satyrs, were black panels on a yellow background and gargoyles. The upper part of this zone consisted of consoles.
Painting of a hunter holding a lance. Photo: Dubois 1999, fig. 9.
Introduction
The paintings in the peristyle
The paintings in the outer porticus
The silver hoard
The Gallo-Roman temple
[25-Mar-2024]
