Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman (1867)
Westropp, Hodder M. (Hodder Michael), -1884 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 252
iny. It is entirely composed of cubes ofmarble, without any admixture of coloured glass. Mosaics of this kindmay be considered as the most ancient; it was only by degrees thatthe art of colouring marble, enamel, and glass, multiplied thematerials suited for mosaics, and rendered their execution… … MOSAIC OF DIOSCORIDES. most exquisite workmanship. It is formed of very small pieces ofglass, of the most beautiful colours, and of various shades. Thehair, the small leaves which ornament the masks, and the eyebrows,are most delicately expressed. What enhances the value of thismosaic is the name…
Art, Ancient · Archaeology
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