Mosaic Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Mosaic materials == [[File:Sousse mosaic Gorgon 03.JPG|thumb|Tepidarium of Dar Zmela house]] Traditional mosaics are made of small cubes of roughly square pieces of stone or hand made glass enamel of different colours, known as [[tessera]]e. Some of the earliest mosaics were made of natural pebbles, originally used to reinforce floors.{{sfn|Dunbabin|1999|p=5}} Mosaic skinning (covering objects with mosaic glass) is done with thin enameled glass and opaque stained glass. Modern mosaic art is made from any material in any size ranging from carved stone, bottle caps, and found objects. [[File:National Museum of Anthropology - Aztecs (JC) 13.JPG|thumb|(Museo Nacional de Antropología (México))]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page