Alexandria Mosaic Floor

We had a terrific experience with mosaic tile in alexandria and especially working with their tile expert janelle parker.

Alexandria mosaic floor.

Mosaic floor in the villa of the birds in alexandria egypt ariadne van zandbergen alamy according to usaid modern conservation emphasizes the value of preserving ancient artifacts in context whenever possible. Home interiors showroom 821 south pickett street alexandria va 22304 703 310 6852 monday friday. Sales counter 7 30 am 4 30 pm. The egyptian cities of alexandria left and memphis right are depicted here surrounded by tall date palms and lush aquatic plants the flora of the nile.

A combination of bird s eye and perspective views. The showroom is huge and nicely laid out with a large number of sample bath and other layouts showing off multiple examples of tile fixtures and furnishings. The recent discovered mosaic floor bears an opus spicatum design which was prevailing during the roman era and used in the construction of the floors of baths and fortresses mohamed farouk the director of middle alexandria antiquities department recounted. It is typically dated in the second half of the century between 120 and 100 b c.

It depicts a battle between the armies of alexander the great and darius iii of persia and measures 2 72 by 5 13 metres. The high turreted walls and the architecture within are depicted in the typical byzantine style.