In Byzantine mosaic art, which outcome is accelerated as tesserae experience prolonged thermal cycling?

💡 Explanation

Tesserae detaching occurs due to differential thermal expansion; expansion causes cyclical stress at the adhesive interface (thermally induced stress fractures), which weakens the attachment because stresses overcome adhesive strength, therefore tesserae detach, rather than the grout being affected which is a slower-acting process.

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