Nuevo pavimento de opus sectile hallado en Pollentia (Alcudia, Mallorca)

Abstract

This contribution presents the discovery of a black and white opus sectile in the forum of the Roman and late antique city of Pollentia (Alcudia, Mallorca). The pavement, associated to a building still under investigation, presents a simple geometric pattern combining black hexagons and white equilateral triangles that draw six-pointed stars. The scarce archaeological material found in the preparation of the mosaic suggests a terminus post quem of the 1st century A.D. for its construction. This pavement is the only example of opus sectile documented in situ in Pollentia and the only one from recent archaeological excavations in this city.