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Ancient and Byzantine mosaic materials

by Art Institute of Chicago

A mosaic is made up of hundreds or even thousands of individual tiles, called tesserae.

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Cite this page as: Art Institute of Chicago, "Ancient and Byzantine mosaic materials," in Smarthistory, December 20, 2015, accessed December 13, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/ancient-and-byzantine-mosaic-materials/.