Pompeii - Table of Contents .................. Architecture Around the World
2013 photos
Group 2 - Mosaics from Pompeii, Italy
in the
Naples, Italy, Museum
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.
![]() Note mosaic at left (next illustration below) ![]() |
![]() Note octopus (detail below) ![]() Detail - octopus |
![]() ![]() Detail - lion |
![]() ![]() Detail- cat |