From Early to Divine

The asàrotos òikos or “unswept floor” is a decorative theme found in Roman mosaics. The theme depicts scraps of food along other items, as if scattered across the room’s floor. According to Pliny the theme was first created by Sosus in Pergamon. The mosaic Pliny is referring to was never discovered...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ehud Fathy
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Coimbra University Press 2020-05-01
Series:Humanitas
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Online Access:https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/humanitas/article/view/5719