The Ancient Greeks used black and white pebbles and the Romans were delighted by the rock colours in Cyprus and cherished the hard (green) “terra verdae” stone, making mosaic tesserae out of it.

A California man was sentenced to prison for illegally importing a 2,000-pound Syrian mosaic of the Roman demigod Hercules, a historic work of art dating back to the Roman Empire, federal ...

Excavations at the Olympos Ancient City in Türkiye's southern Antalya province have uncovered new mosaic floors and a notable ...

An ancient Roman mosaic depicting the mythical figure Medusa is back in Italy thanks to a tip to the FBI Art Crime Team. The 2,000-year-old artwork arrived in Rome from Los Angeles in April, as ...

Ancient Roman mosaics. Among the most highly anticipated moments in the process of returning these monumental works to the new Museum have been the placement of several of the Museum’s ancient Roman ...

An illegally imported ancient mosaic shows Hercules rescuing Prometheus. ... two mosaics, the looted Roman Empire art and a smaller unknown one for $12,000, court papers said.

A local artist is doing her part to preserve the ancient art of mosaics. ABC7 Bay Area 24/7 live stream. Watch Now. Watch the latest ABC7 newscast here. Full Story.

Mosaic school preserving ancient art. ktrk. By ABC13. Sunday, January 26, 2014. January 25, 2014 (CHICAGO) She got the idea when she set out to study the craft and was told she'd need to go all ...

The Ancient Greeks used black and white pebbles and the Romans were delighted by the rock colours in Cyprus and cherished the hard (green) “terra verdae” stone, making mosaic tesserae out of it.

A California man was sentenced to prison for illegally importing a 2,000-pound Syrian mosaic of the Roman demigod Hercules, a historic work of art dating back to the Roman Empire, federal ...

An illegally imported ancient mosaic shows Hercules rescuing Prometheus. ... two mosaics, the looted Roman Empire art and a smaller unknown one for $12,000, court papers said.