A very well-preserved Roman floor mosaic shows a wide variety of fish, animals, birds and ships, the first place found on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. I'm back at. A 10-year tour of some of the world's top museums.
The late Roman 1,700-year-old mosaic was discovered during the construction of a highway in 1996, but will not be on display until 2009, when sufficient funds were donated to preserve it. It was.
A colorful mosaic 55 feet (17 meters) long and about 29 feet (9 meters) wide could serve as the front door floor of a mansion in the wealthy district of the road near what is now Tel Aviv. There is sex. Ancient Israeli authorities said in a statement.
"The owner was probably a very wealthy merchant because he traveled around the world and saw all the ships and fish on display in the mosaic," said Hagit Torge, an archaeologist from the ancient Israeli authorities. Says.
The mosaic design is influenced by the North African mosaic and lacks a depiction of the people. This suggests that it may have belonged to a Christian or Jew who wanted to avoid pagan attributes such as depictions of Roman gods. Amir Golsalzani, the ancient Israeli authority. The
mosaic will be exhibited at the Archaeological Center, which was built at the location where the Lod was discovered.
Caption of the image above: The Roman city restored after being exhibited at the original location of Road, the Israeli city where the Archaeological Center was opened on June 27, 2022. Workers clean the mosaic. Reuters / Amir Cohen
