M osaics
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MosaicsSaeed, Khalifa, Sultan and AbdulRahman
What is a mosaic?Mosaic is the art of creating images and
drawings by assembling small pieces of colored glass, stone or other material.
Where is it used?Mosaics could be used in many different places. It
could be used for interior or exterior decorating, could be used in portraits, buildings, religious designs, and more. Artists sometimes take loose pieces of mosaic to shape and play around with them.
History of mosaicsEven though there are many types of mosaics,
they are descended from a Turkish culture. The earliest known examples of mosaics were made with different materials and were found in a temple in ancient Mesopotamia.
One of the first mosaics
Types of mosaic
Arabian mosaics
Persian mosaics
Roman mosaics
European mosaics
Islamic mosaics
Christian mosaics
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