Secrets of Alexander the Great Mosaic
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Sweetmemory41
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Alexias
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Re: Secrets of Alexander the Great Mosaic
Thanks. They don't mention how tiny the tesserae of this mosaic are - maybe 1 cm square - when a lot of other tesserae are about 1inch square. Must have made the mosaic extremely expensive.
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Re: Secrets of Alexander the Great Mosaic
I went to Naples last Easter, with the specific intention of having a good old look at the mosaic ... only to find that it was still undergoing restoration. Grrr! I believe it is back in place in the museum, now. Otherwise I would have been able to give some sort of answer about the size of the tesserae!
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Alexias
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Re: Secrets of Alexander the Great Mosaic
Not directly related, but an update on some of the current excavations at Pompeii https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15zgvnvk4do
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Re: Secrets of Alexander the Great Mosaic
I heard some of this on the radio this week - an amazing find.Alexias wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 9:59 am Not directly related, but an update on some of the current excavations at Pompeii https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15zgvnvk4do
The photos in the article you posted are astonishing!