crustae

This week we cleared a huge layer of debris -- building ceramics, limestone, disintegrated mortar, and some plates of the marble wall decoration (crustae) -- originating from the Roman Bath's destruction.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Lower Agora Report 8 2003

This included the removal of two layers mainly composed of ceramics and crustae (marble wall veneer).

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 2 2003

After removing the topsoil and erosion layer the team uncovered a third layer, characterized by a concentration of finds, mostly ceramics, animal bones, glass, metal, and crustae (marble wall veneer).

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 4 2003

Among the crustae were some nice Corinthian pilaster capitals.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Lower Agora Report 8 2003

They consisted mainly of marble crustae, including wall veneer, ceramics, and metal clamps.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 2 2003

However, in this part more crustae and architectural fragments seem to appear, even some crustae with parts of inscriptions on them.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 4 2003

Just above the floor, between the northwestern and southwestern pillar on the one hand and the northeastern and southeastern pillar on the other hand, we found a concentration of finds (ceramics, glass, metal, fauna, tesserae, crustae, and plaster).

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 4 2003

After removing the topsoil and erosion layer the team uncovered a third layer, i.e., a concentration of finds, mostly ceramics, animal bones, glass, metal, and crustae.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 4 2003

We collected many tableware fragments, fragments of window glass, crustae, and one hypocaust tile while surveying this area and the fields down slope from it.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 18: Suburban 2003

Other finds included crustae (e.g. a very small fragment of the opus sectile floor), metal clamps and nails, more ceramics as in the layers above (but less water tube fragments), including several fragments of Sagalassos Red Slip Ware (e.g. handles and oil lamps).

Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Roman Baths Report 5 2003