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Sign in to saveA mosaic () is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.
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A mosaic is a picture or pattern created by arranging tiny pieces of colored stone, glass, or ceramic tiles and cementing them together to decorate floors and walls. These decorative works were especially common in ancient Rome and remain an important form of artistic expression throughout history.
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- Mosaic materials
- History
- Greek and Roman
- Zoroastrian Persia
- Christian mosaics
- Early Christian art
- Ravenna
- Butrint
- Late Antique and Early Medieval Rome
- Byzantine mosaics
- Rome in the High Middle Ages
- Sicily
- Venice
- Medieval Italy
- Western and Central Europe
- Renaissance and Baroque
- The Christian East
- Orthodox countries
- Jewish mosaics
- Arabic mosaics
- Modern mosaics
- In lamps
- As a popular craft
- In street art
- Calçada Portuguesa
- Terminology
- Two techniques
- Direct method
- Indirect method
- Mathematics
- Digital imaging
- Robotic manufacturing
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- External links
A mosaic () is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.
Mosaic today includes not just murals and pavements, but also artwork, hobby crafts, and industrial and construction forms.