Lecture 21: Roman Mosaics

cone mosaic

pebble mosaic

true mosaic

Olynthos

Pella

Gnosis

emblema

statumen

rudus

nucleus

supranucleus

tesserae

opus signinum

opus spicatum

opus tessellatum

opus vermiculatum

opus sectile

Sosos of Pergamon (2nd c BC)

asaratos oikos ('unswept floor')