ROMAN MOSAIC For decades, the
Roman Mosaic tile works at Burnt Tree Island at the gateway to Dudley was one of the Black Country's most famous sights.
Here we look at a few of the best known:
ROMAN MOSAIC For decades, the
Roman Mosaic tile works at Burnt Tree Island at the gateway to Dudley was one of the Black Country's most famous sights.
A British student has vowed to clear her name after being accused of stealing a 2,000-year-old
Roman mosaic during a birthday trip to Italy.
And the Bardo Museum itself has long since reopened for business, hosting what is considered one of the world's finest
Roman mosaic collections housed in a grand palace dating back to the 19th century (bardomuseum.tn).
The building's French-Brazilian architect, Elizabeth de Portzamparc, was also making reference to the
Roman mosaic tradition when she chose this unusual cladding.
A 2,000-year-old
Roman mosaic was discovered here recently and should be on display soon.
Tourists visit the town primarily for the villa which is home to some of the best preserved and most extensive examples of
Roman mosaic art.
The
Roman mosaic, which bears a Greek inscription is estimated to be around 1,800 years old, which would predate the commercial center by a few centuries.
Check out the Worcestershire Sauce archive, some dinosaur footprints, a real
Roman mosaic, a Native American totem pole and a Victorian chemist shop.
The villa was found after rug designer Luke Irwin unearthed a high-quality
Roman mosaic at his Wiltshire farmhouse while laying cables so that his children could play table tennis in an old barn.
The palace has been used as a museum since 1956, displaying archaeological findings from sites in and around Hama, including the citadel, Zakkar added, pointing out that a noteworthy exhibit is that of a
Roman mosaic depicting a musician playing a lyre.