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GREEK MOSAICS



One very difficult, and most considers as a “special” art form is the Mosaics. These are images or pictures made by setting small colored stones, pieces of marble, or glass in cement. As early as the 400’s B.C. some adequate and fine mosaics were made in Greece. Black and white pebbles were set in a cement floor to depict animals, flowers, and figures of men.

Designs were very difficult to set and most requires much time and attention, especiially on details. Sometimes these floors had complex border designs. The mosaics functioned as ornamental floor coverings in important rooms of the house and buildings.

In the 200’s and 100’s an advanced method was developed. Small, brightly colored cubes of marble, glass, or tile were used as an alternative of pebbles. Many of these mosaics have endures to our own time.

Published: December 29, 2018


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