5 parts of the 4 stucco façades of the room have been reconstructed with numerous fragments of polychrome stucco (dark blue and red).
This area, which we call plinth, is crowned by a wide intermediate cornice that marks the transition with the middle area. It is also attested on both walls and consists of three richly decorated registers. A row of ovals precedes a frieze where bucrania and protomes alternate, separated by a hanging plant garland. The last register is decorated with a frieze of confronted dolphins separated by a rooster.
According to the preserved remains, we were able to count at least four arches on wall A. Very slender, they are covered with a semicircular arch. They are 15 cm deep, which forms, on the wall, a series of niches separated by pillars that support the arches of the middle and upper zone, which respects the vertical rhythm often observed on Roman decorations, is still marked by a smooth profile cornice.
Where to find it
Autun [71] Musée Rolin
3, rue des Bancs
71400 Autun
Commune of discovery
Locality
Nouvel hopital
Type of intervention
Excavation
Year of excavation
2001
Chief Scientist
BET, Philippe
Inventory number
A2001.11
Scope
Architecture ➔ Building material
Materials
Various materials ➔ Architectural
Chronological period
Gallo-Roman [- 50 / 476] ➔ Bas-Empire [235/ 476]
Dimensions
Operation report notice
Consult the notice
Bibliographie
Hommes de feu, Hommes du feu, Autun, musée Rolin, 22 septembre 2007 - 28 janvier 2008 (pp. 184-195, fig. 207-208)