Mosaic Art On Stamps

Hypnos (the God of Sleep) on this roman mosaic from Risan,Montenegro

Hungary
The 51th Stamp Day
September 16, 1978
The stamp set features mosaics (2nd to 3rd Century AD) from Roman villas in Pannonia.

Lovely birds on this mosaic from Versailles Castle (french stamp,2009)

Tunisia
Roman Mosaics
December 29, 1992
100d: Billy-goat between two trees (2nd Century)
180d: Wild duck (2nd Century)
350d: Racehorse (4th Century)
450d: Grazing Gazelle (2nd Century)

"Save Venice" issue from Dahomey (1972)
Mosaics from St Mark's Basilica.
Noah and the dove on the third stamp.

A famous mosaic in Paphos, Cyprus represents the myth of how mankind learned wine making. This mosaic appears on two singles stamps issued by Cyprus in 1964 and 1983.

The mosaic depicting Icarios offered Dionysus hospitality and in return learnt how to make wine. Before leaving, Dionysus issued a warning to hide the wine well or disaster would happen. Icarios did not heed the warning and when returning home offered some shepherds (to the right) some wine. They became drunk and thinking themselves to have been poisoned killed Icarios (the inscription above their head says the first wine drinkers). On the left, Dionysus sitting opposite Akme, a nymph who personified culmination and perfection. Akme is drinking wine, though she is represented as the complete opposite of the drunken shepherds.




The image of Akme is depicted on a 1 Pound banknote of Cyprus:

"Spring"
Roman mosaic from Villa La Olmeda,near Palencia,Spain

https://www.romeartlover.it/Olmeda.html

North Macedonia
Roman Mosaic
March 26, 1997
The minisheet depicts a 6th century mosaic from Great Basilica at Heraclea Lyncestis, ancient Greek and Roman city ruins, near the city of Bitola.

1st century floor mosaic from "Domus Romana" (Roman House) in Rabat,Malta
Stamp from 2009

The harpist.
Stamps from 1971,issued by Iran and Turkey to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of Persian Empire

This stamp shows Roman mosaic of a hunting scene, discovered in the mountain village of Djémila (Algeria 1968).

Female theater mask.
From "la petite mosaique" (also known as "Ariadne and Bacchus")
Gallo-roman museum of Vallon,Switzerland

(stamp from 1997)

Vatican City,Mosaic and Olympic Games


" Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.

Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly "
(Paul,Corinthians)

North Macedonia
Roman Mosaic
March 26, 1997
The stamp set depicts V - VI Century Roman mosaics of animals.

"Peasant Revolt Mosaic" by Czech artist Anna Podzemná-Suchardová (1909-1996)
Year of issue : 1980