Mixed pottery and sculpture; opus sectile, possibly fake. From Wordnik.com. [Geneva Seizure] Reference
The in sectile swarm began to dwindle and finally vanish. From Wordnik.com. [In Alien Hands]
The amount of opus sectile increased toward the north wall. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 7] Reference
Well-preserved opus sectile panels were unearthed towards the east. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Roman Baths Report 7] Reference
The northern panel of the opus sectile floor in the larger apodyterium. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Roman Baths Report 8] Reference
However, the original floor, presumably in opus sectile, was not preserved. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Urban Mansion Report 5] Reference
Most of the opus sectile fragments were elongated and rectangular in shape. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Stone Report 1] Reference
The benches and the opus sectile floor in the western part of the apodyterium. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Roman Baths Report 7] Reference
On pietre dure, opus sectile, pictorial stones, and some pretty little pebbles. From Wordnik.com. [Prunings XXVIII] Reference
View of one of the partially exposed opus sectile floor sections from frigidarium II. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 2] Reference
They are found together with simple geometric motifs in somewhat larger opus sectile. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 6] Reference
During the sorting process we retrieved lots of fragments of opus sectile, or tesserae. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Stone Report 1] Reference
Long cranes dipped down with in sectile grace from upper reaches, plucking, searching, replacing. From Wordnik.com. [Delta Search]
It is composed of several large opus sectile panels, with large white marble slabs around the edges. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 8] Reference
There was no mistaking that painted armor of over-lapping plates or those strange, in-sectile helmets. From Wordnik.com. [Knife of Dreams]
Both the wall veneer and the opus sectile floor slabs exposed this week, were made of recycled material. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 8] Reference
Plan of the fourth to early fifth century A.D. frigidarium II and apodyterium with their opus sectile floor panels. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 2] Reference
The room remained in use into the last days of occupation at Sagalassos and contained a very nice opus sectile floor. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Roman Baths] Reference
The two panels at the side of the daïs are in opus sectile, a design of hexagons of Pavonazzo, with diamonds of Vert des. From Wordnik.com. [The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See] Reference
Also diamond-shaped and curved examples were also among the finds, as well as different kinds of eye-shaped opus sectile tesserae. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Stone Report 1] Reference
However, as mentioned last week (see Roman Baths, August 8-12), part of the south wall had a vegetal decoration in polychrome opus sectile. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 8] Reference
During the campaign of 2008 the opus sectile floor of the Apodyterium and Frigidarium II of the Roman baths of Sagalassos was already examined. From Wordnik.com. [Stone Studies « Interactive Dig Sagalassos – City in the Clouds] Reference
Most of the eastern floor section in the larger apodyterium was still covered with several panels of opus sectile, though it also showed later repairs. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Roman Baths Report 8] Reference
By means of a monumental door in its east wall Atrium XLV gave access to a very large vaulted audience hall (XLVI) that originally had an opus sectile floor. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Domestic Area Report 2] Reference
In many of the rooms, the permanent floors, possibly consisting of a combination of tile paving, stone slabs, opus sectile, mosaic or even wood panelling, was no longer present. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Ceramology Report 3] Reference
Possibly the opus tessellatum (mosaic floor) was combined with opus sectile (artificially cut marble slabs of all shapes), seen the many thick marble fragments that were found in the same layer. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Urban Mansion Report 4] Reference
But some features -- such as the pilaster capitals of the rich marble veneer in Docimian (or Afyon) marble and the polychrome opus sectile floor -- suggest a fourth-century A.D. refurbishment of the room. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 3] Reference
But also the pavement in "opus sectile" of the senatorial curia in the Roman. From Wordnik.com. [What Does The Prayer Really Say?] Reference
The nearly intact panel is shaped like the letter sigma and made of small glass pieces using the opus sectile technique. From Wordnik.com. [BiblePlaces Blog] Reference
Temple of Castor, the House of Livia, Pompeii, etc. Suetonius says that Caesar was accustomed to carry in his campaign both tessellated and sectile pavements. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
A workshop for wall opus sectile made of stone panels was recently excavated in Caesarea, and one can assume the Gold Glass Table was produced by local artists. From Wordnik.com. [BiblePlaces Blog] Reference
Other decorations of the same house showed that the walls had opus sectile in glass ornament and figures, much in the manner described in the quotation from Pliny, already given. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
The term mosaic would also be made to apply to the opus sectile (Vitruvius. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
Opus sectile, possibly fake. From Wordnik.com. [Geneva Seizure] Reference
One of the opus sectile panels. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 8] Reference
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