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  2. Opus scutulatum - Wikipedia

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    The mosaics of the scutulatum style have the appearance of a simple mosaic pavement lacking figural decoration and were in use throughout the entire Roman Empire. [ 3 ] Pliny ( Naturalis Historia XXXV.185) reports that opus scutulatum was first used in Rome at the beginning of the Third Punic War (149 BC) in the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Circus Games Mosaic - Wikipedia

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    The new location is chosen room antique casts, the first floor of the east wing. On 20 March 1870, the prefect decided to entrust a new restoration of the mosaic (as well as so-called "Children's Games") to Mora mosaic father and son. Mosaic circus games then joined the mosaic Cucherat or "Fish", present in the room antique casts since 1845.

  5. Detailed mosaic floor — with Medusa’s face — unearthed in ...

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    The floor was discovered during excavations of an ancient family home, experts said.

  6. Toys and games in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Roman children would push around toy chariots with wooden sticks or pull them along with strings. Children could have races between toy chariots driven by mice. Roman boys could use larger toy chariots with two or four wheels as riding devices. Artwork from sarcophagi and mosaics depicts these chariots being pulled by goats, peacocks, or dogs ...

  7. Xenia motif - Wikipedia

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    The xenia motif in Roman mosaic is a still life motif consisting of a grouping of various items, mostly edible, representing a generous offering (a xenia) from a wealthy host to guests. The items are often spread across different compartments in floor mosaic schemes. No doubt there were once paintings, but these have been lost.

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