Intersections: An International Mosaic Arts and Education Symposium. From September 15 to 21, 2025, CMS will host the 1st International Mosaic Arts Symposium to celebrate their 20th …

This mosaic is impressive for its outstanding color and iconographic palette, as well as for its size and state of preservation. It features a scene from the daily life of the Roman aristocracy, a …

The first chapter reviews current understandings of the symposium, the andron, and pebble mosaics, including the possible origins and development of each, the iconographic themes …

Aug 16, 2018 · Relying on discourses in the sociology and anthropology of space, it argues that the andron’s mosaic imagery actively contributed to a complex, metaphorical experience of the …

These mosaics are permanent imagery in the rooms in which they appear, an integral part of the setting for the symposium. Scholars have long acknowledged the ways in which vase …

A series of weekly hybrid seminars on decoration and architecture in the ancient world, including some seminars on mosaics. Programme Saturday 7 December 2024: ASPROM AGM and …

These mosaics provided visual treats for the guests, presenting them with images of mythological scenes, exotic flora, dangerous beasts, hunting parties, or the spectre of Dionysos: the god of …

By presenting a rich contextual interpretation, Franks challenges traditional views on these mosaics and contributes to a nuanced understanding of gender and ritual in Roman cultural …

This mosaic is remarkable for its precision, its rich and varied colors and its excellent state of preservation. Yellow and black meanders and a frieze of interlacing red and blue lines frame …

Chapter 1 (“The Symposium, the Andron, the Mosaics”) presents an overview of literary and iconographical sources for our knowledge of symposia and the sympotic context. Important …