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info: + 381 22 621 568

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Project for Covering the Imperial Palace and Visitors’ Center
The project for covering the Imperial Palace and Visitors’ Center is important as the first systematic approach for preserving and presenting an ancient archaeological site in Sirmium, more...
MOSAICS
In the course of archaeological excavations in the imperial palace over 350 m² of mosaic pavements have been
uncovered. The pavements belong to different building phases in the palace; the earliest is dated to the end of
the third century, and the most recent phase to the middle of the fourth century. The majority of the
pavements are geometric polychrome mosaics (known as “geometric carpets”) which are typical of the late
Roman Empire. The mosaics are executed in the western style and have analogies with the mosaics in
Diocletian’s Palace in Split.
The mosaics are worked in the technique known as opus tessellatum (consisting of small square pieces of
stone - tesserae); the decorative motifs employed are geometric, floral or various guilloche and cable patterns.
Only one mosaic with a figural representation is preserved, of the god Mercury.
The mosaics from the palace complex are the best examples of this type of pavement found in Sirmium to
date. Their high quality attests the superior standards of workmanship which are typical of tetrarchic
architecture in the Balkans.