DRAFT
House of the Two Hunts
Dates
2nd-3rd, 5th-6th century CE
Garden Description
Known for its beautiful hunting scene mosaics, this large domus (1100m²) was laid out around a square shaped peristyle-garden (15.50x15m) (Plan view, Fig. 1). The low wall of four porticos enclosed the viridarium, which curves to form an apse in front of the oecus. The house was constructed on the remains of an old salt factory; the three basins located on the east side of the garden are the remains of the previous phase of the building.
The house is dated to the 5th-6th century AD on the base of the style of its mosaics, however stratigraphical and archaeological evidence shows previous building phases and supplies a terminus post quem to the second half of the 2nd century - first half of the 3rd century.
Plans
Credit: (Ennaifer, M., 1994, pl. 94-106)
Bibliography
- Bullo, S., Ghedini, F., Amplissimae atque ornatissimae domus: l'edilizia residenziale nelle città della Tunisia romana, Rome: Edizioni Quasar, 2003, pp. 80-83. (worldcat)
- Ennaifer, M., "La maison des Deux Chasses à Kélibia", in Colloque de la mosaïque gréco romaine VII, 1, 1994 (1999), pp. 233-250, pl. 94-106. (worldcat)