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Which limit was faced when depicting depth in Byzantine mosaics?

A)Tesserae's finite angular range
B)Mortar's curing expansion limit
C)Gold leaf's inherent iridescence
D)Egg tempera's rapid photo bleaching

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The tesserae could only be angled so much to create subtle shading shifts, because excessive angling created shadowing that disrupted the desired illusion of depth. Thus artistic expression was constrained by tesserae angularity, rather than mortar chemistry.

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