Mosaic
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A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor an
A mosaic depicting Jesus in the apse of Lund Cathedral (Evangelical-Lutheran) in Skåne
Tepidarium of Dar Zmela house, Sousse Archaeological Museum
Skull covered with turquoise, Museo Nacional de Antropología (México)
From Pompeii, Casa di Orfeo, National Archaeological Museum, Naples
Alexander Mosaic
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The Alexander Mosaic, also known as the Battle of Issus Mosaic, is a Roman floor mosaic originally from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, Italy.
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…villa. The gladiator mosaic is noted by scholars as one of the finest examples of mosaic art ever seen – a "masterpiece comparable in quality with the Alexander Mosaic in Pompeii". A specific genre of Roman mosaic was called asaroton (Greek for "unswept floor"). It depicted in trompe-l'œil style the feast leftovers…
Battle of Issus mosaic Museo Archeologico Nazionale Naples 2013 05 16 16 25 06 BW
Detail showing Alexander
1893 reconstruction of the mosaic
Close up of Alexander