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mosaic, originally uploaded by judith_st3rnefeld.
Mosaic 2, originally uploaded by djbitterbarn.
With a floor like this, you’d have to be the coolest patrician on the block.
meowsaic, originally uploaded by dr_loplop.
ancient cat & birds
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Alexander the Great Mosaic, originally uploaded by KatZaccaria.
From Pompeii’s House of the Faun, this ancient mosaic (residing in the Museo Napoli), depicts the Battle of Issus (333 BC) between Persian King Darius and Alexander the Great.
NAPLES - MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE, originally uploaded by kwbill.
Detail from the Alexander Mosaic depicting the Battle of Issus, 333 BCE.
for more photos of the Battle of Issus Mosaic http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/1098_Mosaic_of_the_Battle_of_Issus.html
for info of the Naples national museum mosaics http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/i-cant-meet-my-in-laws-today/
Italy22 10, originally uploaded by jennybeatty.
Naples - Archeological Museum.jpg, originally uploaded by k_meinhart.
pompeii4.jpg, originally uploaded by k_meinhart.
The Philosopher’s School, originally uploaded by Theodosius.
A mosaic depicting Socrates & Co. From an exhibit in the Colosseum of antiquities from Pompeii.
Mosaic in Pompeii, originally uploaded by flxy.
The detail in this one was amazing. It was so surreal walking around Pompeii and wandering into all the buildings still standing after 2000 years.
More mosaic detail, originally uploaded by flx
for more info on pompeii check out http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/2006/09/27/what-the-heck-happened-in-pompeii/
roman duck mosaic detail (II cent. BC), originally uploaded by Golden puppy.
death, originally uploaded by mym.
Roman mosaic in the Museo di Capodimonte. cool imagery…
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matron, originally uploaded by mym.
Incredibly detailed Roman portrait mosaic in the Museo di Capodimonte, looks like an oil painting! Gorgeous…
for larger image http://www.unisa.ac.za/contents/faculties/humanities/classical/images/20.jpg
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Floor Mosaic 3, originally uploaded by thenerdsangle.
IMG_1168.JPG, originally uploaded by Adam Franco.
Reflection, originally uploaded by cvf1979.
Party decor, originally uploaded by Mrs. Goodfriend.
Fruit hatted woman; Pompeii mosaic. National Romana Museum. Piazza Massimo, Roma, Italy
for more info on the National Museum of Rome http://www.roma2000.it/zmunaro.html
I can’t meet my in-laws today!, originally uploaded by Mrs. Goodfriend.
Italy. Pompeii Tile Mosaic, 1/2 inch tiles; National Museum of Archeology, Naples
The Naples National Museum mosaic collection “comprises portions of floor decorations and some wall decorations dating from the two centuries before Christ and up to 79 A.D., almost all of them from Pompei, Herculaneum and Stabiae. The majority are emblèmata, scenes with figures often derived from Greek paintings. On display are two scenes from the “new style comedy”, signed by Dioskourides of Samos, and the rich array of mosaics from the House of the Faun in Pompei, which includes the famous scene from a battle between Alexander the Great and the Persians under Darius. Also of particular interest are the three sectilia, rare examples of this technique of inlaying different coloured marbles in a slate base to depict figures.”
for more info http://www.marketplace.it/museo.nazionale/emuseo_home.htm
Mosaic of masked performers., originally uploaded by get directly down.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli
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Ancient Pr0n Mosaic, originally uploaded by get directly down.
The term Secret Museum’ (or Secret Cabinet/Gabinetto Segreto) principally refers to the collection of erotic or sexually explicit finds from Pompeii, held in the Naples National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy.
Cave Canem - Beware of Dog., originally uploaded by get directly down.
Alexander Defeats Persion King Darius Mosaic., originally uploaded by get directly down.
200 BC From the House of the Faun, Pompeii.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli
“In its entirety the mosaic measures 5.82 x 3.13m (19ft x 10ft 3in), and is made of around a million tesserae. It was discovered in the largest house in Pompeii, the House of the Faun, in a room overlooking the central peristyle garden of the house. It is thought that this house was built shortly after the Roman conquest of Pompeii, and is likely to have been the residence of one of Pompeii’s new, Roman, ruling class.
The mosaic highlights the wealth and power of the occupier of the house, since such grand and elaborate mosaics are extremely rare, both in Pompeii and in the wider Roman world.” source
It depicts the battle of Issus (333 BC) between Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia. Alexander defeated the Persian army, and his strength is clearly visible in the mosaic, which portrays Darius with a fearful facial expression.
Despite being partially ruined, the two main figures are easily recognizable. The portrait of Alexander is one of his most famous ones, and the whole scene is very vivid. Alexander’s breastplate depicts Medusa, the famous Gorgon.
Oxyathres, the brother of Darius, is seen sacrificing himself to save the King.
Pompeii mosaic, originally uploaded by rachelwilla.
the entrance of a home- a mosaic- The caption reads “Cave Canem” (Beware of Dog). pompeii
Pompeii mosaic, originally uploaded by shoddyweasel photography.
They loved their fish sauce back then
Triton mosaic, originally uploaded by A.M. Kuchling.
This mosaic is on the floor of the frigidarium of the women’s baths.
Mosaic octopus, originally uploaded by A.M. Kuchling.
Neptune mosaic, originally uploaded by A.M. Kuchling.
This beautiful decoration features Neptune and Amphitrite, and gives a name to the house containing it: the House of the Neptune Mosaic.
Closer view of wall mosaic, originally uploaded by A.M. Kuchling.
This mosaic is in the same room as the Neptune mosaic, which is off to the right just out of the field of view.
Mosaic floor, originally uploaded by A.M. Kuchling.
This house was off-limits to entry, but we could take pictures through the door. Notice the uneven, corrugated appearance of the atrium after the entry hall; the ground shifted at the time of the eruption. This is more apparent in the next picture. Also, note the swastika in the middle row of the patterns in the entryway; it was a good luck charm.
Mosaics from Pompeii, originally uploaded by bootsintheoven.
intricate mosaic “recovered” from Pompeii.
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mosaic from pompeii (2nd cent.bc), originally uploaded by Golden puppy.
an ancient roman dog for those who love pets
Les saltimbanques, originally uploaded by WaeGo.
I love the mosaics of Pompeii… this is one of my favs, love the realism & honesty in the depiction of these fabulous ancient women!
Pompeii Mosaic Floor, originally uploaded by misseill.