Stunning mosaics are gracing the floors of a popular museum.
Fishbourne Roman Palace, near Chichester, is playing host to an exhibition of Italian mosaics – featuring mosaics as old as the 4th century BC.
The exhibition has been produced by the municipality of Ravenna in Italy as a good-will gesture to celebrate the twinning of Chichester and Ravenna.
The mosaics range from a simple pebble mosaic of a seahorse from Mozia, dating from the 4th century BC, to a stunning fragment of mosaic floor from Aquilia, made from tiny stones.
Most are floor mosaics, but there also some copies of Byzantine wall mosaics in rich blues and golds, where the glass tesserae are set at angles and sparkle in the light.
Director of the Roman Palace David Rudkin said: 'It is a delight to have this exhibition here.'
The exhibition continues daily until March 31.
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