Graphic Reconstruction of a Roman Mosaic with Scenes of the Abduction of Europa

This paper presents the reconstruction framework of the Roman mosaic with the central scene from the abduction of Europa. The mosaic depicting Europa, discovered in Ptuj (Slovenia) and dated from the second half of the third to the beginning of the fourth century AD, once decorated the representativ...

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Published inApplied sciences Vol. 14; no. 9; p. 3931
Main Authors Oštir, Gregor, Javoršek, Dejana, Stergar, Primož, Kočevar, Tanja Nuša, Nestorović, Aleksandra, Gabrijelčič Tomc, Helena
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2024
Subjects
Archaeology
Architecture
Cultural heritage
digital graphic reconstruction
Museums
Mythology
photogrammetry
Roman mosaic
the abduction of Europa
Typological analysis
Austria
Slovenia
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Summary:This paper presents the reconstruction framework of the Roman mosaic with the central scene from the abduction of Europa. The mosaic depicting Europa, discovered in Ptuj (Slovenia) and dated from the second half of the third to the beginning of the fourth century AD, once decorated the representative room of a Roman villa. The experimental section addresses the materials and methods used in the 2D reconstruction of the mosaic, including the creation of line drawings of the mosaic based on the preserved part of the mosaic, photogrammetric acquisition, and the creation and processing of 1:1 raster reconstructions of the entire mosaic. This is followed by color management and interpretation approaches which allow the mosaic elements to be implemented in a 3D animation. The presented approaches could be implemented in the reconstruction process of other mosaics and archaeological objects with adaptations to the specifics of related objects.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app14093931