Mosaic Collection (page 10)

Side of the Sumerian Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
The Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Mosaic of a man writing at a desk, 4th century
Early Christian Roman mosaic of a man writing at a desk from Tunisia, from the Bardo Museums collection in Tunis (Carthage), 4th century

Roman wall mosaic, 1st century
Roman wall mosaic showing a face and flowers, from the Rabat Museums collection in Malta, 1st century

Roman mosaic of boxers with wrapped hands, frm the Bardo Museum in Tunis (Carthage)

Roman mosaic of a slave boy in a kitchen
Roman mosaic of a slave boy, possibly named Junius, in a kitchen, from Pompeii

Roman mosaic of the judgement of Paris, where he judged who was the most beautiful between Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera. He chose Aphrodite, who promised him the most beautiful woman in the world

Roman mosaic of a charioteer with horse, from the Villa Settimii in Rome. He wears the colours of his patron and a leather helmet for protection

Mosaic of a Vandal on horseback, 5th century
Mosaic from Carthage, depicting a Vandal horseman. Note his very germanic clothing which probably indicates that he is a member of the nobility, 5th century

Mosaic of a Vandal horseman hunting, 5th century
Mosaic from Carthage, depicting a Vandal horseman hunting. He wears Germanic dress, and therefore is a member of the Vandal ruling class, 5th century

Seahorse and Cupid on Dolphin mosaic, Fishbourne Roman Villa, Sussex

Cupid on Dolphin mosaic, Fishbourne Roman Villa, Sussex

Detail of Floor mosaic showing Europa riding a bull, Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent

Roman mosaic in the Nymphaeum of the House, Herculaneum, Italy

Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy
Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite (sometimes Neptune and his wife Salacia rather than the sea-nymph Amphitrite), Herculaneum, Italy

Dragon sacred to the god Marduk, detail of the Ishtar Gate, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Detail of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC
Detail of the Ishtar Gate leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Theatrical masks of tragedy and comedy depicted in a Roman mosaic

Roman mosaic deoicting a tiger and gladiators, 2nd century

Gladiators in the arena, Roman mosaic, Saarbrucken, Germany

Battle of Issus, 333 BC, (1st century AD). Alexander The Great (356-323BC), seen here at far left, defeating the forces of the Persian king Darius III at Issus in Cilicia, (now southern Anatolia)

The Deer Hunt, 4th century BC. Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC) left, and Hephaestion, his boyhood friend, with a stag

Daniel in the lions den, Roman mosaic, 5th century. According to the Bible (Daniel 6:20), Daniel, one of the four great Hebrew prophets, was cast into the lions den by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

Gallo-Roman mosaic pavement. Detail showing the head and shoulders of a woman and a sprig of tree, and part of the decorative border

Chariot race in the arena, Roman mosaic, 2nd century. From the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Servants or slaves making preparations for a feast, mosaic, Carthage, 2nd century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Roman cart, mosaic from the frigidarium, Ostia, Italy, c150. A frigidarium was a cold pool in Roman public baths

Roman mosaic of a lion

Skull covered in turquoise mosaic, Mixtec, southern Mexico, 1400-1521

House of Neptune and Amphitrite mosaic, Roman, Herculaneum, c69. The Roman town of Herculaneum was buried in the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, which also destroyed Pompeii

Standard of Ur, the war side, from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Sumerian, c2500 BC. Made from lapis lazuli, mother-of-pearl, shell and coloured stone mosaic, it depicts the Sumerian army

Christ enthroned, late 9th century
Christ enthroned, 9th century. On the left, Leo VI, the Philosopher (865-911), Byzantine Emperor from 886, kneels at the Saviours feet

Mosaic makers, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Francisco Pizarro (c1478-1541), Spanish conquistador
Francisco Pizarro (c1478-1541) Spanish conquistador. Pizarro and his soldiers on the island of Gallo. Pizarro conquered the empire of the Incas in 1532, claiming their lands for the King of Spain

The Annunciation, early 14th century. The Angel Gabriel appears to the Virgin Mary to tell her that, by immaculate conception, she is to be the mother of Jesus

Roman Mosaic, Charioteer (Eros), c2nd-3rd century. In Greek mythology, Eros was the Greek god of sexual attraction. His Roman counterpart was Cupid, (desire). At Bardo Museum, Tunis

Roman Mosaic of Performer killing leopards in Spectacle, Tunisia, 3rd century

Roman mosaic of a man carrying fish
Roman mosaic of Felix carrying fish to a banquet from Trier, Germany

Roman mosaic of a kitchen, 1st century
Roman mosaic from Pompeii, of a boy slave in a kitchen with fruit and fish. Now in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, 1st century

Medusa-head mosaic laid over an earlier mosaic, 3rd century
Medusa-head mosaic laid over an earlier black and white mosaic floor, at Fishbourne Roman palace, 3rd century

Roman mosaic of a Roman warship, c. 2nd century BC
Roman mosaic of a Roman warship, in Sousse Museum. Note the ram at the prow, and the eye for good luck, c.2nd century BC

Roman mosaic of a fishing boat, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of a fishing boat with fishing rod, 2nd century

Early Christian mosaic of Christ with the Saints Paul and Peter, 1st century
Early Christian mosaic of Christ with the Saints Paul and Peter, at the Vatican Museums, 1st century

Early Christian mosaic of Flavius Iulius Iulianus, 4th century
Early Christian mosaic of Flavius Iulius Iulianus at the Vatican Museums, 4th century

Early Christian mosaic of Maria Simplicia Rustica at the Vatican Museums

Roman mosaic of a merchant ship, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of a merchant ship with steering orars, from the Square of the Corporations in Ostia, 2nd century

Roman mosaic of two ships, a light house, and a dolphin, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of two ships (note the steering oars), a light house, and a dolphin from the Square of the Corporations in Ostia, 2nd century

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