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. It is distinguished...

sometimes with opus tessellatum. The outline created is often light and offset by a dark background for greater contrast. The name opus vermiculatum literally...

The grout lines are aligned both vertically and horizontally unlike opus tessellatum, which consists of either horizontally or vertically aligned tesserae...

considered original. The floor, executed primarily in opus sectile and to a lesser extent in opus tessellatum, dates to either the late eleventh century or first...

of larger floor-mosaics in coarser work. The normal technique was opus tessellatum, using larger tesserae, which was laid on site. There was a distinct...

contain simple geometric patterns, while only a handful utilize the opus tessellatum and opus vermiculatum techniques to create lucid, naturalistic, and richly...

pebble mosaics. Opus vermiculatum and opus tessellatum were two different techniques used during this period of mosaic making. Opus tessellatum refers to a...

Opus tessellatum Mosaic, made from tesserae that are larger than about 4 mm used for larger areas and laid down at the final site. Opus tessellatum is...

techniques: opus tessellatum, opus vermiculatum and opus sectile. The external black and white geometric border is created with the opus tessellatum technique...

167 and 200 AD A Roman mosaic from Piraeus depicting Medusa, using opus tessellatum, 2nd century AD, National Archaeological Museum of Athens Mosaic of...