A mosaic from the floor of an ancient Roman villa has been uncovered on the seabed in the waters off Naples.
Now underwater, the marble floor would originally have been located in the “protiro,” or decorated porch, of a residence overlooking the sea, according to a Facebook post from the Campi Flegrei Archaeological Park, which is part of the Italian Ministry of Culture, published Tuesday.
Underwater work continues to uncover and restore more of the floor, while some sections have been removed and cleaned on land. The aim is to try to reconstitute an entire section of the floor, according to the post. Local mayor Josi Gerardo Della Ragione called the find “stupendous” in a post on Facebook. The floor would have been laid toward the end of the Roman Empire, “shortly before bradyseism brought these wonders to the bottom of the sea,” he said.
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