Jan 8, 2011 14:49
13 yrs ago
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Italian term

pavimento in tassellato

Italian to English Other Archaeology roman age settlement
it is one among several archaeological finds. I have found "floor with inserts" is it appropriate?

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tessellated floor

Tessellation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tessellation or tiling of the plane is a collection of plane figures that fills ... Tessellations are seen throughout art history, from ancient architecture to .... Similarly, for the basketweave tiling often found on bathroom floors, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessellation

tessellated
composed of tesserae, usually of a floor without decoration tesserae small cubes of coloured stone, glass or tile, of which a mosaic or tessellated floor is composed
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http://www.metal-detectors-searcher.co.uk/Glossary of Roman ...

Greenwich Park History Roman Remains at Greenwich Park
Three floor surfaces were revealed. One of these was part of a tessellated pavement (small squares of tile set in mortar). You are able to see a small part ...
www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/greenwich.../roman.../index.cfm

Tessellated Marble - Art Deco, Victorian, Federation Tessellated ...
... to the tessellated floors of ancient Rome and the cosmatesque marble mosaic ... OETA's tessellated marble floors bear testament to the grandeur of the ...
oldeenglishtiles.com.au/collections/26-tessellated-marble

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BACKGROUND FOR TEACHERS: TESSELLATIONS Atessellation is a ...
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stone tiles in ancient Roman mosaics. ... patterns must be a tessellation—i.e., pieces fit ... the floor tiles! Play “I Spy” a tessellation as yo u ...
www.brooklynkids.org/.../images/pwkit_chapter_tesselation.p...

http://www.regeneration.com.au/WebPage/WebPage.asp?Ref=5616
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Fell : just getting my links when you posted;-)
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:)) we seem to share so many interests!
agree Science451
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Thanks!
agree simon tanner : definitely; got one in my bathroom!
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Thank you.
agree Juliet Halewood (X)
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Thanks :)
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tessellated floor

Tessellated Floor - Trench 7

http://www.soagarch.org.uk/photographs/photos.php?category=1...

They were generally plastered on both sides and were painted Pompeian red externally. The roofs appeared to have been of hexagonal limestone roof tiles. Eight of the rooms had tessellated floors

http://www.romantownhouse.org/archaeological-info
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agree Science451
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Thank you Science 451:-)
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