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Opus vermiculatum

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Opus vermiculatum is a method of laying mosaic tesserae to emphasise an outline around a subject. [1]

12 relations: Battle of Issus, Delos, Egypt, Greece, Mosaic, Mosaics of Delos, Opus tessellatum, Pompeii, Syria, Tessera, Thmuis, Vermiculation.

Battle of Issus

The Battle of Issus occurred in southern Anatolia, on November 5, 333 BC between the Hellenic League led by Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, led by Darius III, in the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of Asia.

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Delos

The island of Delos (Δήλος; Attic: Δῆλος, Doric: Δᾶλος), near Mykonos, near the centre of the Cyclades archipelago, is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece.

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Egypt

Egypt (مِصر, مَصر, Khēmi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.

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Greece

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Mosaic

A mosaic is a piece of art or image made from the assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials.

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Mosaics of Delos

The mosaics of Delos are a significant body of ancient Greek mosaic art.

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Opus tessellatum

Opus tessellatum is the Latin name for the normal technique of Greek and Roman mosaic, made from tesserae that are larger than about 4 mm.

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Pompeii

Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near modern Naples in the Campania region of Italy, in the territory of the comune of Pompei.

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Syria

Syria (سوريا), officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic (الجمهورية العربية السورية), is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.

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Tessera

A tessera (plural: tesserae, diminutive tessella) is an individual tile, usually formed in the shape of a cube, used in creating a mosaic.

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Thmuis

Thmuis (Greek: Θμοῦις; Tell El-Timai) is a city in Lower Egypt, located on the canal east of the Nile, between its Tanitic and Mendesian branches.

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Vermiculation

Vermiculation is a surface pattern of dense but irregular lines, so called from the Latin vermiculus meaning "little worm", because the shapes resemble worms, worm-casts or worm tracks in mud or wet sand.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_vermiculatum

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