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  2. Mosaic - Wikipedia

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    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. [1] Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.

  3. Megiddo church (Israel) - Wikipedia

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    Among the finds is an approx. 54-square-metre (580 sq ft) large mosaic with a Greek inscription stating that "The God-loving Akeptous has offered the table to God Jesus Christ as a memorial." [2] [3] [4] The mosaic is very well preserved and features geometrical figures and images of fish, an early Christian symbol. [10]

  4. Byzantine mosaics - Wikipedia

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    There are two main types of mosaic surviving from this period: wall mosaics in churches, and sometimes palaces, made using glass tesserae, sometimes backed by gold leaf for a gold ground effect, and floor mosaics that have mostly been found by archaeology. These often use stone pieces, and are generally less refined in creating their images.

  5. NCSA Mosaic - Wikipedia

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    NCSA Mosaic was among the first widely available web browsers, instrumental in popularizing the World Wide Web and the general Internet by integrating multimedia such as text and graphics. [3] [4] [5] Mosaic was the first browser to display images inline with text (instead of a separate window). [6]

  6. Sosus of Pergamon - Wikipedia

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    Mosaic showing doves drinking from a bowl, from Hadrian's villa, 2nd century AD, probably a copy of Sosus's work Unswept House, copy of Sosus' mosaic. Sosus of Pergamon (Ancient Greek: Σῶσος) was a Greek mosaic artist of the second century BC. [1] He is the only mosaic artist whose name was recorded in literature. [2]

  7. Roman mosaic - Wikipedia

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    A Roman mosaic on a wall in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy, 1st century AD. A Roman mosaic is a mosaic made during the Roman period, throughout the Roman Republic and later Empire. Mosaics were used in a variety of private and public buildings, [1] on both floors and walls, though they competed with cheaper frescos for ...

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