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title: Mosaic in Opus Vermiculatum
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4119/mosaic-in-opus-vermiculatum/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-10-01
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# Mosaic in Opus Vermiculatum

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Mosaic in Opus Vermiculatum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4119.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4119.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) with white tesserae featuring a central panel (*emblema*) in *opus vermiculatum* (micro tesserae), Floor of the triclinium of a Roman villa in Via Ardeatina in [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), first quarter of the 1st century BCE.

The above panel depicts a cat trying to catch a bird in flight. The lower panel shows two ducks one of which is holding a lotus flower.

Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2015, October 08). Mosaic in Opus Vermiculatum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4119/mosaic-in-opus-vermiculatum/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic in Opus Vermiculatum." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 08, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4119/mosaic-in-opus-vermiculatum/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic in Opus Vermiculatum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Oct 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4119/mosaic-in-opus-vermiculatum/>.

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