Roman Opus Sectile.

By Alex in Art on Nov 11, 2006 at 12:43 pm

From the website:

Italian restorers have brought to light unique, bright, multicolored marble decorations that even contemporary Romans never got to admire.

The marbles crafted in a technique known as opus sectile, were designed to decorate the floor and walls of an ancient Roman palace more than 1,600 years ago. However, the roof of the palace collapsed during construction and the mosaics remained buried for centuries.

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Gloria
Nov 11th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
That’s amazing. I’ve never seen any Roman artwork like that.
ted
Nov 11th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
It’s from the AD 400′s, and it’s in a technique not often seen, so it’s bound to strike us as a little different from the Roman art we normally encounter.

It’s getting more into early medieval.

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