Sosos

Pergamum artist

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In mosaic: Ancient Greek and Hellenistic mosaics
Roman historian Pliny the Younger, Sosos, one of the most renowned mosaic artists of antiquity, worked in this city. None of his works survives but, thanks to Roman copies, the intentions that underlay his art can be judged. Pliny listed as his most celebrated works a representation of drinking doves…
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