| The central part of the room was raised and covered in marble slabs of various colours in opus sectile technique. |
| Besides its two processes, there is another technique called opus sectile, which allows for stronger pavements sumptuous, using small pieces of polychrome marbles arranged to draw simple geometric patterns. |
| It has indistinct cleavage and an uneven fracture and is sectile. |
| Alternative of the opus sectile realized with the tesserae geometrical ones with very hard materials like porphyry. |
| The Tablinum in the house of the vestals and the temple of Jupiter on the Capitol were paved with sectile mosaic. |
| The opus sectile techniqueis rarely applied. |
