Mosaics have a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Mosaic today includes not just murals and pavements, but also artwork, hobby crafts, and industrial and construction forms. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world. Each row of 3 pictures represents a style: Ancient Greek or Roman, Byzantine and Art NouveauĪ 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.
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