Geometric Mosaic – Roman Tile 231 – Ostia Marina
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Some Roman geometric mosaic patterns are quite common. Some are not ! You have to dig for days and weeks, and then you find something you had never met !…
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Roman Tile – 230 – Italica Shuriken
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Italica Shuriken is the name I gave to one elementary design pattern often met in the Roman mosaics of Spanish Andalucia. The Roman ruins of Italica, with remarkable mosaics and…
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The Wemberham mosaic
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A Roman Cottage on the Ocean A Roman villa was excavated west of Yatton, Somerset, UK in 1884. It lies very close to the Yeo river, in a large meadow…
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Roman Tile – 005 – Aquileia
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The Basilica Santa Maria de Assunta in Aquileia, Italy started as a Church immediately after 313 AD. when the Edict of Milan put an end to religious persecution. From that…
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Roman Tile – 13 – St Romain en Gal
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Capital of the Allobroges The City of Vienne is one of France’s biggest repositories of Roman Tile work. Located 35 km (22 miles) South of Lyon, Vienne was originally the…
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Meleager and the Calydon boar
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turned_in_notargonauts, Atalanta, boar, golden fleece, Halicarnassus, Jason, meleager, San Pedro del Arroyo
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Mythology and Hunting were a great source of inspiration for Roman mosaicists. The story of Meleager and Atalanta combines both mythological and hunting themes. We have several mosaic representations of…
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Roman Tile 202 – Lalonquette
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turned_in_notAquitania, cross, design, Gallo-roman, Lalonquette, Octagon, pattern, scarf, wearable, wearable art
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South of the Loire River, the Empire lasted… While Britain and Northern Gaule had been lost for the Empire since the late 3rd century, Roman culture and values were still…
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Roman Tile – 203 – Lalonquette
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The Gallo-Roman villa of Lalonquette Close to the Roman road from Aire-sur-l’Adour (Vicus Iluii) to Lescar (Beneharmun), on the edge of the Gabas river, the Villa of Lalonquette is a…
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Roman Tile – 04
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An other gorgeous but no so simple Roman pattern This Roman Tile 04 is quite elegant and gives an impression of volume. Here is an example using the 3 basic …
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MosaicBlues at East River
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MosaicBlues scarves are at East River I am so honored East River now carries some of my creations, beside the works of so many other talented artists and craftsmen. For…
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