Pompeii - Table of Contents ................ Architecture Around the World
2013 photos
Group 1 - Mosaics from Pompeii, Italy
in the
Naples National Archaeological Museum, Italy
Mosaic: A
pattern, either geometric or figurative, formed by inlaying small
pieces of stone, tile, glass, or enamel into a cement, mortar, or
plaster matrix.
Tesserae: An individual tile in a mosaic, usually formed in the shape of a cube.
![]() Center medallion: Medusa (national symbol of Sicily) ![]() Detail - Medusa |
![]() Note hair and face (details below) ![]() Detail - hair ![]() |
![]() Both the column and wall mosaics are detailed below ![]() Detail - column ![]() Detail - column ![]() Wall mosaic ![]() Detail - Wall mosaic. Guilloche border |
![]() Top two wall mosaics are illustrated below ![]() ![]() Guilloche border |
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