The Alexander Mosaic, considered the most important mosaic of the Roman age, is a detailed piece of art measuring 583 by 325 centimeters.

A famous Roman mosaic depicting Alexander the Great is revealing new insights into antiquity. As part of an ongoing restoration, researchers have learned that the artwork’s stones came from quarries ...

There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from?

The mosaic contains clusters of small stones. Emil Aladjem / Israel Antiquities Authority The monastery’s mosaic floor contains clusters of very small, delicately placed stones, Lifshitz tells H ...

Could two pieces of a stone mosaic ever be identical? Of course, the answer is no--and each stone’s variation subtly contributes value to the finished work. Why should your cells be any different?

Oceanside creates a wide range of handmade mosaic glass tiles ... Oceanside Glass and Tile makes stone and glass tiles using traditional methods. Each tile is made by hand and requires hand ...

In the study "From tiny to immense: Geological spotlight on the Alexander Mosaic (National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy) using non-invasive ... Roman-era black stones like Nero Antico.

using white, black and a special rose stone from Portugal, which will give it a bit of colouring." Andrew Turner/BBC If permission is given, the pavement mosaic would be installed outside ...

2 million stones, one masterpiece: How the House of the Faun's mosaic was crafted ... marble extraction in the 1st century BCE and ceased use by the 3rd century CE, as detailed by Focus Online.

The first phase focused on examining it using noninvasive methods ... This variation is probably related to the stones’ unique chemical compositions. On the mosaic’s surface, experts ...