Porta Marina

Rare marble Opus Sectile pavement.

Composed of Giallo Antico from Numidia, Antique Green Porphyry (Serpentine), Antique Red Egyptian Porphyry, Palombino from Asia Minor, Breccia Medicea and Rosso Antico (Greece).

Inspired by a floor at Ostia, the harbour city of ancient Rome.

Part of De Ferranti's Pavimenti Collection.

Product Specifications:

Finishes: Antiqued, Custom, Patinated, Pre-sealed, Pre-waxed

Product Applications:

Bathrooms
Flooring
Internal use
Residential
Walling

More about Opus-Sectile / Cotto & Stone:

Floors made in Stone, in Terracotta, interlocked and weaved, meticulously placed into creative ensembles

Instead of being made up from small tesserae, Opus Sectile uses larger, specially-shaped elements in stone or tile. These are fitted together to create inlaid patterns or pictures on walls and floors.

Earliest examples of Opus Sectile work come from Ancient Egypt and Asia Minor. It reached an artistic height in Rome, from 4th- 6th Century, often used to create heroic images such as the chariot depicted in the basilica of the Roman Consul Junius Bassus..

Roman high fashion moved on and Opus Sectile moved East, becoming a feature of ornate Byzantine churches. It was not forgotten in Europe though, and by 12th Century, Opus Sectile techniques had become part of the vast repertoire of mosaic skills used by the Roman Cosmati family. Today, it is still practised by a very few specialist craftsman.