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Mosaics

Huda Nada Mohamed- third level- statistics

The art of mosaics, also known as for palaces, mosques, and other public

tesserae, involves assembling tiny buildings. They conveyed a sense of
fragments of hard materials such as grandeur and power, reflecting the

colorful glass, stone, shells, or other growing Umayyad empire. One
materials to create images. This age-old characteristic of mosaics during that time
art form has a rich history in the Arab period was tesserae, or tiny, precisely

world and has captivated art enthusiasts fitting bits of colored stone, glass, or
for thousands of years. And we are going ceramic that were used to make the

to talk briefly about some History of mosaics. There were also other
Mosaic Art in the Arab World characteristics which is
First, the Early Islamic Mosaics from the 2. Geometric Emphasis: The designs were

7th and 8th Centuries dominated by geometric patterns such as
Islamic mosaic art was greatly influenced stars, squares, rectangles, and interlacing

by the Umayyads, the first Muslim circles.
caliphate. They most likely took their 3. Limited Figural Representation: In

cues from Sassanian and Byzantine accordance with Islamic customs,
traditions that were already in place and abstract and symbolic elements were

modified them to fit Islamic aesthetics. emphasized rather than depictions of
Stylized designs and geometric patterns living figures.
were prominent in early Islamic mosaics,

which frequently included floral themes
and stylized writing. These patterns were

a reflection of Islamic peace, order, and
the abstention from showing live

45 subjects. Mosaics served as both
decorative and symbolic embellishments