Alexandria Mosaic Floor

It depicts a battle between the armies of alexander the great and darius iii of persia and measures 2 72 by 5 13 metres.

Alexandria mosaic floor.

A floor mosaic from gerasa. The alexander mosaic is a roman floor mosaic originally from the house of the faun in pompeii an alleged imitation of a philoxenus of eretria or apelles painting that dates from circa 100 bc. 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. We had a terrific experience with mosaic tile in alexandria and especially working with their tile expert janelle parker.

See reviews photos directions phone numbers and more for the best tile contractors dealers in alexandria va. Sales counter 7 30 am 4 30 pm. 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. 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.

A combination of bird s eye and perspective views. The high turreted walls and the architecture within are depicted in the typical byzantine style.