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An ornate vase and pedestal with a bust and weapons carved on the side, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.

Medieval Christian mosaic from Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Aoste, Italy; representing the months of the year. Etching by C. Martel after E. Aubert.

An ornate vase and pedestal with a lady and her servant carved on the side, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.

An archer whose left leg is hooked into a wooden stump is pursued by a horse. Watercolour by Terzi after a watercolour after a mosaic.

The British Museum: the Roman Saloon, with visitors. Wood engraving attributed to J. and A. Williams, 1857.

An ornate vase and pedestal with a warrior carved on the side, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.

Turquois mosaic art in ancient Mexico / by Marshall H. Saville.

Himmelfarten : en verdenskjent fiskebærer fra Bergen. Historien om mannen fisken og mosaikken = Ascension : a fish-carrier from Bergen known the world over. The story of the "Scott's Emulsion" man with the big fish and the mosaic / Chrisopher John Harris.

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Mosaics

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Images about Mosaics

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Medieval Christian mosaic from Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Aoste, Italy; representing the months of the year. Etching by C. Martel after E. Aubert.

An archer whose left leg is hooked into a wooden stump is pursued by a horse. Watercolour by Terzi after a watercolour after a mosaic.

The British Museum: the Roman Saloon, with visitors. Wood engraving attributed to J. and A. Williams, 1857.

Turquois mosaic art in ancient Mexico / by Marshall H. Saville.

Himmelfarten : en verdenskjent fiskebærer fra Bergen. Historien om mannen fisken og mosaikken = Ascension : a fish-carrier from Bergen known the world over. The story of the "Scott's Emulsion" man with the big fish and the mosaic / Chrisopher John Harris.

Mosaics

Images from the collections

Images about Mosaics

Works from the collections

Medieval Christian mosaic from Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Aoste, Italy; representing the months of the year. Etching by C. Martel after E. Aubert.

An archer whose left leg is hooked into a wooden stump is pursued by a horse. Watercolour by Terzi after a watercolour after a mosaic.

The British Museum: the Roman Saloon, with visitors. Wood engraving attributed to J. and A. Williams, 1857.

Turquois mosaic art in ancient Mexico / by Marshall H. Saville.

Himmelfarten : en verdenskjent fiskebærer fra Bergen. Historien om mannen fisken og mosaikken = Ascension : a fish-carrier from Bergen known the world over. The story of the "Scott's Emulsion" man with the big fish and the mosaic / Chrisopher John Harris.

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