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| Section of the ancient mosaic floor as reset in the colonnade, adjacent to the northmost interior column ... southwest 5062 Horizontal (normal) ... 11 Sep 1956 |
| View with the ceiling finished, floor being ground ... southwest 5044 ... 7 Aug 1956 |
| Laying the first section of the mosaic floor at the north end. Note the sequence above the main slab: a thin layer of sand, tar paper underbed with wire-mesh, metal strips bed for marble chips ... northwest 5015 ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Placing bed for the marble chips. Laying the first section of the mosaic floor at the north end. Note the sequence above the main slab: a thin layer of sand, tar paper underbed with wire-mesh, metal strips ... 5016 ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Mixing the marble chips for the floor ... 5018 ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Sprinkling the marble chips for the floor ... 5018 ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Rolling the marble chips in dry state ... 5022 ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Rolling the floor after the application of liquid cement to the marble chips ... 5024 ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Grinding the floor. Note the difference in color and texture of the square below the column. View of the north end ... north 5028 ... 12 Jul 1956 |
| Grinding the floor: general view of the operation ... south 5026 Horizontal (normal) ... 12 Jul 1956 |
| General view of the terrace ... southeast 5036 Horizontal (normal) ... 26 Jul 1956 |
| Laying terrace floor, detail. Above the main concrete slab was laid a mass of pumic concrete (ca. 0.20 m.) to raise the level without unduly increasing the weight; over this cover was poured a layer of ... northwest 5034 Horizontal (normal) ... 26 Jul 1956 |
| Laying the first section of the mosaic floor at the north end. Note the sequence above the main slab: a thin layer of sand, tar paper underbed with wire-mesh, metal strips bed for marble chips ... AMS northwest 5015 ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Placing bed for the marble chips. Laying the first section of the mosaic floor at the north end. Note the sequence above the main slab: a thin layer of sand, tar paper underbed with wire-mesh, metal strips ... AMS 5016 ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Mixing the marble chips for the floor ... AMS 5018 ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Sprinkling the marble chips for the floor ... AMS 5018 Horizontal (normal) ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Rolling the marble chips in dry state ... AMS 5022 Horizontal (normal) ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Rolling the floor after the application of liquid cement to the marble chips ... AMS 5024 ... 4 Jul 1956 |
| Grinding the floor. Note the difference in color and texture of the square below the column. View of the north end ... AMS north 5028 Horizontal (normal) ... 12 Jul 1956 |
| Grinding the floor: general view of the operation.
DUPLICATE ... AMS south 5026 Horizontal (normal) ... 12 Jul 1956 |
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