#MosaicMonday and the famous central pannel from the Arian Baptistery in Ravenna,
the fact they managed to achieve the effect of translucency using just tiles 😳

One of these Mondays...
A #Roman mosaic depicting a somewhat whimsical #owl 🦉
found in Uzèz southern France, dating second half of the 1st century BC.

Photo: Denis Gliksman, Inrap

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