In Christianity the Anchor represents Christian hope, it is also the symbol of St. Clement of Rome, who was martyred by being strapped to an anchor and drowned. This symbol is most commonly found in Roman catacombs. This symbol is also very commonly found is early cemeteries, like the ones in St. Domitilla and Priscilla.
If I was made to make a mosaic 1500 years ago, I would probably cheat, namely paying someone else to do it, or take a huge tile, paint the picture on it and the after gluing it on the wall/floor, I would crack the tile with a hammer, making it look like a mosaic. To actually glue every piece one by one would take years, and you would have to be either very lucky of very organized to make a picture out of it. I also imagine it would be unbelievable tedious and would take most of an artists life to finish.
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