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Natural Seashell Mosaic on Flickr - vgenburgos
Mosaic wall of shells honduras on Flickr - hjselde
mosaic and shell fort bragg, california coast on Flickr - swirly
queetsy mosaic art opus sectile shell stone mosaic artist on Flickr - brooks_tower
intarsio panel palazzo massimo rome Nymph. mother of pearl inlayon Flickr - jmss
panel of Junius Bassus. Closeup of Hylas.mother of pearl inlay on Flickr - jmss
body by phil mosaic art opus sectile on Flickr - brooks_tower
mosaic niche with inlaid shells palazzo massimo rome on Flickr - jmss
neptune and amphitrite, originally uploaded by heavenuphere.
Shell Mosaic Getty Villa Malibu on Flickr - sfPhotocraft
Qasr Libya fish, sea urchin, sea monster, conch mosaics on Flickr - h_savill
flagler college, st. augustine scallop shell mosaic wall on Flickr - QwirkSilver
Mosaic Art - Tacoma, WA on Flickr - AlessandraHayden
Mosaic Sea Shell Tacoma, Washington on Flickr - AlessandraHayden
Shell Mosaic Getty Villa Malibu on Flickr - sfPhotocraft
Qasr Libya fish, sea urchin, sea monster, conch mosaics on Flickr - h_savill
flagler college, st. augustine scallop shell mosaic wall on Flickr - QwirkSilver
Mosaic Art - Tacoma, WA on Flickr - AlessandraHayden
Mosaic Sea Shell Tacoma, Washington on Flickr - AlessandraHayden
Mosaic Sea Shell on Flickr - AlessandraHayden
Installation Art - Maine Muscle mosaic on Flickr - abrazier
Shell Mosaic Grotto in the Residenz Munich, Germany on Flickr - earthmagnified
‘Ram in a Thicket’ mosaic covered london museum on Flickr - davideferro
From Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. This is one of an almost identical pair discovered by Leonard Woolley in the ‘Great Death Pit’, one of the graves in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. The other is now in the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia. It was named the ‘Ram in a Thicket’ by the excavator Leonard Woolley, who liked biblical allusions. In Genesis 22:13, God ordered Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, but at the last moment ‘Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son’.
mosaic covered Ram Ur, S. Iraq, on Flickr - davideferro
The ‘ram’ is more accurately described as a goat, and he reaches up for the tastiest branches in a pose often adopted by goats. Goats and sheep in the Near East were among the earliest animals to be domesticated. They were an everyday feature of agricultural life and are regularly depicted by artists in many different ways. The figure had been crushed flat by the weight of the soil and the wooden core had perished. Wax was used to keep the pieces together as it was lifted from the ground, and it was then pressed back into shape. The ram’s head and legs are covered in gold leaf, its ears are copper (now green), its twisted horns and the fleece on its shoulders are of lapis lazuli, and its body fleece is made of shell. Its genitals are gold. The tree is covered in gold leaf, with golden flowers, the whole supported on a small rectangular base decorated with a mosaic of shell, red limestone and lapis lazuli. British museum, London.
Mosaic Commemorative Panel, Shell Grotto, Margate on Flickr - AllieW
The Shell Grotto in Margate is an amazing little place. According to their literature, there are 4.6 million shells there and 20000 square feet of mosaic. The leaflet elaborates further:
“In 1835, Mr James Newlove lowered his young son Joshua into a hole in the ground that had appeared during the digging of a duckpond. Joshua emerged describing tunnels covered with shells. He had discovered The Shell Grotto, a series of passages leading to a rectangular chamber, its walls decorated with strange symbols mosaiced in millions of shells. Is it an ancient pagan temple? A meeting place for some secret cult? Nobody can explain who built this amazing place, or why, but since its accidental discovery visitors from all over the world have been intrigued by the beautiful mosaic and the unsolved mystery”.
Florida Fragments on Flickr - Merrick Brown
Nymph/Venus on half shell Roman mosaic ruins on Flickr - littlemousling
Detail of Women’s Quarters Roof Mosaic on Flickr - glittergirrrl
Sea shell cottage mosaic train on Flickr - all biscuit
Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii on Flickr - Mirjam75
Shell Mosaic Duck Sculpture Cincinnati on Flickr - J. Star
Shell Eye mosaic birds on Flickr - J. Star
Mosaic birds on Flickr - J.Star
Swan Mosaic in the Grotto at Leeds 895 on Flickr - gardenchien
xofa mosaic, volta, ghana in rasta village on Flickr - raysto
Ivan visits? Jim hurrican shell mosaic on Flickr - GilaMosaics
Hurricane Ivan hit the Florida Gulf Coast in 2004. 2 weeks later, as I mused on this face, Jim called!!! His home had been in the storm’s path, so we were thrilled & relieved to hear from him! I immediatly grabbed my collection of shells & coral from his beach & well…you see what happened!
Watts Towers - mosaic with cockle-shells Los Angeles on Flickr - vmselde
Shell Whimsy Mosaic Art on Flickr - littlehuntermosaics
Sea urchin shells smalti & millefiori detail on Flickr - littleteapot
Love is all u really need Mosaic Florida on Flickr - newwavegurly
Mosaïk Museo Archeologico Nazionale, originally uploaded by LLaan.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli - “The 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.”
NAPLES - MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE, originally uploaded by kwbill.
A column covered with floral mosaics from Pompeii.
marble column and more mosaics from Pompeii, originally uploaded by a-birdie.
What the heck happened in Pompeii?
Mosaic Art Source - Pompeii mosaic archives
fantastic mosaiced floor, originally uploaded by a-birdie.
Mosaic wall, Herculaneum, originally uploaded by jrpreiss.
Poseidon and Amphitrite, originally uploaded by Pachelbel Canon.
Perhaps one of the most beautiful mosaics of antiquity. With its tiny tesserae, it looks much like a painting. It is also widely photographed; there was actually a queue to photograph it the day I visited Herculaneum. I hope my photograph does it justice; it is a lovely piece. Scale is suggested by the bricks below and on either side of it.
Naples a 044, originally uploaded by 9-lives.
mosaic from pompeii, great image to study facial structure in mosaic
“If one subscribed to Epicurean philosophy, this mosaic might be appropriate, since Epicureans considered death not an evil but a democratic reality for all human beings. This particular piece actually made up the top of table, as a reminder to diners and partiers to eat, drink and be merry lest they die tomorrow. ” for more info and the full image check out http://home.att.net/~b.b.major/identity.html about half way down page.
for info on pompeii http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/2006/09/27/what-the-heck-happened-in-pompeii/
Napels - Naples, originally uploaded by Rita Willaert.
Museum. Mosaic. Erotische scenes op de vloer in badhuizen.
check out the discovery channel’s POMPEII - The Last Day
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
Mosaic Art Source - Micromosaic Images Archive
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/
death, originally uploaded by mym.
Roman mosaic in the Museo di Capodimonte. cool imagery…
Mosaic Art Source - Micromosaic Images Archive
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
Mosaic Art Source - Micromosaic Images Archive
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
Mosaic Art Source - Micromosaic Images Archive
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.