Which production bottleneck delayed large-scale mosaic creation during the Byzantine Iconoclasm?

💡 Explanation

Loss of glassblowing expertise sharply declined mosaic production due to loss of knowledge concerning Tesserae manufacture via annealing; therefore specialized artisans able to withstand high temps disappeared, rather than mere material shortages that could otherwise be overcome.

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