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    Opus sectile is a form of pietra dura popularized in the ancient and medieval Roman world where materials were cut and inlaid into walls and floors to...
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    church preserve opus sectile decoration. St. Nicholas Church opus sectile St. Nicholas Church opus sectile St. Nicholas Church opus sectile The Orthodox...
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    villa and its artwork date to the early 4th century AD. The mosaic and opus sectile floors cover some 3,500 m2 and are almost unique in their excellent state...
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    considered original. The floor, executed primarily in opus sectile and to a lesser extent in opus tessellatum, dates to either the late eleventh century...
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    below, whereas opus sectile also includes figurative designs made in the same technique. Opus alexandrinum is another form of opus sectile, where only a...
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    opus sectile from the triclinium (Antiquarium) opus sectile from the triclinium (Antiquarium) opus sectile from the triclinium (Antiquarium) opus sectile...
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    and covered within a four-posted baldachin. The aisles were paved in opus sectile while the nave was paved with polychrome mosaics. The complex included...
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    Orientali, in via Napoleone III, 3. It is best known for its examples of opus sectile work. The basilica was built by Junius Bassus in 331 during his consulate...
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    rich marble opus sectile floor. On the north side of this peristyle was a large triclinium overlooking the lake, also with an opus sectile floor. Surrounding...
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  • bricks of tuff, referred to as cubilia, placed around a core of opus caementicium. Opus sectile Art technique popularized in the ancient and medieval Roman...
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    clay sealing inscribed in Hebrew, Persian period YHD coins, Herodian opus sectile tiles, Byzantine tesserae, and arrowheads, mostly from the Crusader period...
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    Mosaic (redirect from Opus palladianum)
    as "crazy paving". Opus sectile: A major shape (e.g. heart, letter, cat) is formed by a single tessera, as later in pietra dura. Opus classicum: When vermiculatum...
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    Cosmatesque. Similarly, for works that use larger pieces of stone or tile, opus sectile may be used. Pietra dura is essentially stone marquetry. As a high expression...
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    the columns and some of the opus sectile. There are conch mosaics in the basilica's three apses and the fine opus sectile on the central apse wall is...
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    Zodiac detail, from the opus sectile pavement in San Miniato...
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    Domus Transitoria, with marble-lined pools and paving in multicoloured opus sectile. Unimpressed by Hadrian's architectural design for the temple, his most...
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    Triomphe du Carrousel are made of griotte. The Opus Alexandrinum pavement of Bristol Cathedral and Opus Sectile floors of Peterborough Cathedral are made of...
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    of the decorational scheme of the second phase (such as the mosaic, opus sectile and paint work). Like many ancient Roman houses, the House of the Faun...
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    but not both in a grid, which would be opus regulatum. Mosaic Mosaics of Delos Opus regulatum Opus sectile Opus vermiculatum Smith 1983, pp. 116–119. Smith...
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    Sophia. The spandrels of the gallery are faced in inlaid thin slabs (opus sectile), showing patterns and figures of flowers and birds in precisely cut...
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    buildings. It was decorated with wall paintings, stucco mouldings and opus sectile marble polychrome panels. The life-size head of a young man carved in...
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    1016/j.jas.2013.07.017. hdl:2158/1297266. Oliver, Andrew (2001). "A Glass Opus Sectile Panel from Corinth" (PDF). Hesperia: The Journal of the American School...
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    supporting the weight of the dome and ceiling. Below the dome is an Opus sectile pavement of multicolored stones. The church was built with a cross-in-square...
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    Opus sectile from the Domus Aurea...
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    inlay techniques for floors, furniture and walls include pietre dure, opus sectile (Ancient Roman), and medieval Cosmatesque work – these typically inlay...
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    2011. Front of Hagia Sophia in İznik Exterior of Hagia Sophia in İznik Opus sectile floor in entrance of Hagia Sophia in İznik Interior of Hagia Sophia in...
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    near the omphalos. In room VI there are paintings and decorations in opus sectile from the Domus Transitoria, built by Nero and then covered by the Domus...
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    large Nike statue, and a statue of Aphrodite. A high quality panel of opus sectile flooring, composed of several types of marble inlaid in a geometric pattern...
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    basilica. There is a decorated floor mosaic laid in the technique of "opus sectile" within the basilica and several rooms have been unearthed. The first...
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    with "artificial stalactites and encrustations" as well as a coloured opus sectile floor, and a "room" left of the Polyphemus group had a number of theatrical...
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