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2. Mosaics of Delos - Wikipedia

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   The composition of the Delos mosaics and pavements include simple pebble constructions, chip-pavement made of white marble, ceramic fragments, and pieces of tesserae. The latter falls into two categories: the simpler, tessellated opus tessellatum using large pieces of tesserae, on average eight by eight millimeters, and the finer opus vermiculatum using pieces of tesserae smaller than four by ...

3. Tessellation - Wikipedia

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   Tessellation in two dimensions, also called planar tiling, is a topic in geometry that studies how shapes, known as tiles, can be arranged to fill a plane without any gaps, according to a given set of rules. These rules can be varied. Common ones are that there must be no gaps between tiles, and that no corner of one tile can lie along the edge ...

4. Mosaic - Wikipedia

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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. [1] Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world. Mosaic today includes not just murals and pavements, but also ...

5. 12 Types of Tile, Explained by Experts - AOL

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   Stone mosaic tile, or natural stone that has been cut into a specific form, is an elegant decor choice that dates back to the ancient Egyptians. It can have a matte or bright finish. “This ...

6. Antioch mosaics - Wikipedia

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   Antioch mosaics. The Antioch mosaics are a grouping of over 300 mosaic floors created around the 3rd century AD, and discovered during archaeological excavations of Antioch (Antioch on the Orontes, in modern Turkey) between 1932 and 1939 by a consortium of five museums and institutions. About half of the mosaics are now in the Hatay Archaeology ...

7. Tessera - Wikipedia

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   A tessera (plural: tesserae, diminutive tessella) is an individual tile, usually formed in the shape of a square, used in creating a mosaic. It is also known as an abaciscus or abaculus . The unique illuminating effect of golden tesserae, Cappella Palatina in Palermo, Sicily, 12th century. A mosaic made from tesserae in St Peter's Basilica ...