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Also known as tesserae, mosaic tile, tessella, smalto

thumb|Tesserae of a mosaic of doves drinking at a golden basin, 1st century AD, National Archaeological Museum, Naples|National Archaeological Museum, [[Naples, Italy]] A tessera (plural: tesserae, diminutive tessella) is an individual tile, usually formed in the shape of a square, used in creating a mosaic. It is also known as an abaciscus or abaculus.

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Subclass of
tile
Part of
mosaic
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mosaic
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Tessera
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Historical tesserae
  • Contemporary tesserae
  • Vitreous glass
  • Iridised, marbled, & metallic tesserae
  • Ceramic tesserae
  • Smalti
  • Gold smalti
  • Mirror
  • Stained glass
  • Household ceramic tiles and china
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Tesserae of a mosaic of doves drinking at a golden basin, 1st century AD, National Archaeological Museum, Naples|National Archaeological Museum, [[Naples, Italy]] A tessera (plural: tesserae, diminutive tessella) is an individual tile, usually formed in the shape of a square, used in creating a mosaic. It is also known as an abaciscus or abaculus.

==Historical tesserae== thumb|left|Apse mosaic of the Virgin Mother and Child, Hagia Sophia, featuring intensely luminous golden tesserae

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