Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 367
). In the Grseco-Roman collection at the British Museummay be seen representations of colossal figures in mosaicfrom Carthage, and a floor pavement 40 feet by 12 feetfrom Halicarnassos. One of the most important examplesof Roman mosaic was found in the seventeenth century inthe Temple of Fortune at… … mmmmmmsm^^^^^^^-. i^^[3io eeu. Fig. 288.—Ancient Roman Mosaic. represented on which are monuments, temples, trees,farms, climbing plants, animals, and figures engaged inagricultural and hunting pursuits. The animals depictedare chiefly those which are native to Egypt; besides thesethere are some…
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