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A mosaic (/moʊ.ˈzeɪ.ɪk/) is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosaic | is a | small | 0.90 | text |
| Mosaic | is a | Museum of Natural History station of the New York City Subway | 0.90 | text |
| Mosaic | is a | digital image made up of individual tiles | 0.90 | text |
| zellij | instance of | except for geometrical patterns in techniques | 0.80 | text |
| which remain popular in many areas.Modern mosaics are made by artists | instance of | except for geometrical patterns in techniques | 0.80 | text |
| craftspeople around the world | instance of | except for geometrical patterns in techniques | 0.80 | text |
| Carthage | instance of | in places | 0.80 | text |
| and can still be seen in the extensive collection in Bardo Museum in Tunis | instance of | in places | 0.80 | text |
| Tunisia.There were two main techniques in Greco-Roman mosaic | instance of | in places | 0.80 | text |
| the Nilotic scene | instance of | This mosaic adopts pagan motifs | 0.80 | text |
| but behind the traditional naturalistic content is Christian symbolism such as the ichthys | instance of | This mosaic adopts pagan motifs | 0.80 | text |
| a floor or a table top.A modern version of the direct method | instance of | This is of particular importance when creating a functional surface | 0.80 | text |
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