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A Few of My Favorite Ancient Mosaics
In my travels around what was once the Classical world I have been fortunate to view hundreds of ancient mosaics – in situ floor mosaics, wall and ceiling mosaics and mosaic panels mounted in museums. I’ve pulled together a few images here illustrating some of these, with captions. Enjoy!
Mosaic Panel, House of the Neptune Mosaic, HerculaneumMosaic floor, Women’s changing rooms, Central Baths, HerculaneumSimple Black & White Mosaic Floor, House of the Alcove, HerculaneumFloor Mosaic, Square of the Guilds, Ostia AnticaNeptune Mosaic, Baths of Neptune, Ostia AnticaMosaic Floor, PompeiiMosaic, Imperial Palace flanked by saints & martyrs, Sant’Apollinare, RavennaProcession of Virgins, Mosaic, Santa’Apollinare, RavennaLate Roman floor mosaic, House of Eustolios, Kourion, CyprusLate Roman mosaic at Kourion, Cyprus depicting Ktisis (meaning creation, foundation or eternity)Mosaic panel with dolphins, from a Roman house in Halicarnassos (now Turkey) 4th Century ADFragment of a Roman floor mosaic found in London. Museum of LondonRoman floor mosaic from a villa in Verulamium (modern St Albans), EnglandRoman mosaic on display, Verulamium Museum (St Albans), England
Beautiful. I am always in awe of all Roman mosaics.