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First the Romans used chicken oil the rub on the mosaic for good luck. Then put pieces together.
I'm not sure about the chicken oil, that's a new one on me.
The small tiles, known as tesserae were cut from stone using a set of tools called a hammer and hardie. The hardie is a small chisel set upside down in a block of wood and the hammer has a blade on it. The marble is held on the hardie then struck with the hammer. Mostly the tesserae were cut to about 8mm - 12mm pieces.
The pattern was scratched or painted onto the floor and then using a mix called Pozzolan as the cement they would trowel small amounts onto the pattern and place the tesserae in the cement.
The floors were then ground down and then polished/waxed.
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∙ 12y agoRomans used stone, glass and other materials to make mosaic. Romans use colorful glass to make the mosaic more interesting. They used it as decorative art, which was cultural and spiritual for the Romans. They created many patterns to go with the mosaic.
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What made mosaic such a desirable art form for the byzantine period?
The Greeks and the Classical Romans used mosaics manly for floors. The Byzantine period made quite an extensive use of mosaics on the walls of churches. Mosaic tiles were more expensive than materials for fresco painting, and mosaic making was more laborious than painting frescoes. Therefore mosaics displayed the wealth of the Byzantine Empire. There was also an integration of architecture and mosaic decoration.
How long would it take to build a roman mosaic?
It depended on how big the mosaic was and how small the pieces that were used were. Large and sophisticated mosaics built take years to make.
Where did Romans use mosaics?
Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration, or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral. Small pieces, normally roughly cubic, of stone or glass of different colors, known as , tessallae(diminutive tessellae), are used to create a pattern or pictureRomans used it as decorative art, which was cultural and spiritual for the Romans. They created many patterns to go with the mosaic.Well it is said that the Romans used "chicken oil" and rubbed it on the mosaics for good luck. Well Up there I got from wiki.answer.com and the other paragraph is also another way to say it.-Joselyne .G. Rodriguez
What did wealthy Romans decorate their homes with?
They painted the walls with bright colors and with scenes of gods, people, and animals. They also did mosaic floors with animals, people, and patterns. I visited a ancient villa in Sicily and every floor was a mosaic of lions and tigers and the gym even showed girls in bikinis. In Pompeii the walls of the villas are still showing the art and colors that were there in 79 AD.
What kind of floors did Romans use?
The type of flooring of a Roman house depended upon the financial status of the owner. Some houses had plain wooden floors but most were of tiles. If the person were wealthy, the floor tiles were mosaics. Now a mosaic floor was not always pictorial, such as garden scenes, gladiatorial scenes or military scenes. Most of the time they were of geometric shapes or designs.
What did the romans use mosaic for?
The Romans used small clay or glass tile pieces to make a mosaic. (: (:
What represent a fish mosaic Romans?
Christ.
What did the Romans do when they were here?
they made mosaic, road and tiles.
why was mosaic made?
The Romans kept dogs as pets. The famous dog mosaic had "cave canem" written on it, which means beware of the dog.
What were some Roman contributions to art?
The Romans contributed the mosaic, mural and the fresco to the art world.
How do you make a mosaic?
bla
Was the mosaic an innov ation of Romans?
Yes. The mosaic is the only art form not borrowed from other cultures. From Musivarius: It tends to be acepted that the Romans took the craft of mosaic from the Greeks who developed floor mosaics made with pebbles starting in the 5th century BC. These began to be made using cut stone from about the 3rd century BC and with the take over of Greece in 2nd century BC the Romans developed a taste for floor mosaics.
How long do Romans train for?
Train for what? Please be more specific. The Romans had to train for many things. Army? Orator? Lawyer? Mosaic maker? Banker? Baker?
What art formed the roman enhance?
Mosaic was the art form the Romans enhance:)Study and you'll learn:-)
How long does it to make a mosaic?
so
What art forms did the Romans enhance?
The romans enhanced the art form of Mosaics, the piecing together of many pieces of tile or stone, to form an image.
Why did Romans have mosaics on their dining room floors?
because well the same as the living room Mosaic floors represented wealth
