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Artist12 Sunset motif in an ancient tile floor. Straight top-down view of the tile floor in an ancient, aristocratic Roman villa. The image focuses on the central segment of the floor, which features the setting sun in a Tuscan landscape. The setting sun is at the in the center of the tiles and of the image. It is surrounded by tiles representing the sunrays, which illuminate a Tuscan landscape. The sunrays extend past the edges of the image, signaling to the viewer that the sunset landscape motif fills the entire floor. The sunset tile floor was laid by an ancient Roman master craftsman, who skillfully and painstakingly laid the colorful tiles in extremely tiny, elaborate patterns. The intricate mosaic is made from different tiny, lowpoly, semiprecious stones (tesserae) with a polished surface. The stones come in a color range from zinc oxide white through ivory through beige through all shades of tan and brown to deep, dark brown. The stones themselves are intricately patterned. The tiny tiles are interspersed with larger cut stone pieces (opus sectile). The durability of the tile floor and the unparalleled skill with which it was made reflects the wealth and status of the ancient villa’s Patrician owner.
The floor of an ancient Roman villa shows a sunset over Tuscan landscapes.