Opus sectile floor from a fourth-century house (domus) in #Ostia, the port city of #Rome. Opus sectile is a type of inlay where marble, stone and other hard decorative materials are cut into thin pieces and fit together to create patterns and images.

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Opus sectile floor (Ostia Anti...