Floor Mosaic Food

Commentary on the idea that the food mosaic was a tribute to the dead and notes on memento mori.
Floor mosaic food. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration and were particularly popular in the ancient roman world. A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone glass or ceramic held in place by plaster mortar and covering a surface. The unswept floor theme was used for a long time. Mosaic today includes not just murals and pavements but also artwork hobby crafts and industrial and construction.
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A roman floor mosaic dating to between 350 and 375 ce and depicting fish. Food was a popular subject in mosiacs throughout the roman period.