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Mosaic Art — Tesserae, Materials and Technique — Key Terms
Match each term to its definition.
Mosaic
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Artwork made by assembling many small coloured pieces into a larger image or pattern.
An individual small piece used to build a mosaic.
The firm surface, such as a board, onto which mosaic pieces are fixed.
A paste used to fill the gaps between mosaic pieces after they are set.
A cutting tool used to shape tiles and other materials into tesserae.
Tessera (tesserae)
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Artwork made by assembling many small coloured pieces into a larger image or pattern.
An individual small piece used to build a mosaic.
The firm surface, such as a board, onto which mosaic pieces are fixed.
A paste used to fill the gaps between mosaic pieces after they are set.
A cutting tool used to shape tiles and other materials into tesserae.
Base
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Artwork made by assembling many small coloured pieces into a larger image or pattern.
An individual small piece used to build a mosaic.
The firm surface, such as a board, onto which mosaic pieces are fixed.
A paste used to fill the gaps between mosaic pieces after they are set.
A cutting tool used to shape tiles and other materials into tesserae.
Grout
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Artwork made by assembling many small coloured pieces into a larger image or pattern.
An individual small piece used to build a mosaic.
The firm surface, such as a board, onto which mosaic pieces are fixed.
A paste used to fill the gaps between mosaic pieces after they are set.
A cutting tool used to shape tiles and other materials into tesserae.
Tile nippers
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Artwork made by assembling many small coloured pieces into a larger image or pattern.
An individual small piece used to build a mosaic.
The firm surface, such as a board, onto which mosaic pieces are fixed.
A paste used to fill the gaps between mosaic pieces after they are set.
A cutting tool used to shape tiles and other materials into tesserae.
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