Sosus of Pergamon

Mosaic showing doves drinking from a bowl, from Hadrian's villa, 2nd century AD, probably a copy of Sosus's work
Unswept House, copy of Sosus' mosaic

Sosus of Pergamon (Ancient Greek: Σῶσος) was a Greek mosaic artist of the second century BC.[1] He is the only mosaic artist whose name was recorded in literature.[2] After the conquests of Alexander the Great, the Greeks of major centers such as Pergamon and Alexandria displayed their wealth in decorations that included mosaics.[3]

  1. ^ "Ancient Roman Mosaics". Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  2. ^ Struck 2009.
  3. ^ Fowler, Wheeler & Stevens 1937, p. 538.

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