Working on the 1,700-year-old mosaic in Lod Photo Credit: Assaf Peretz, IAA
Posted on 11/17/2015 4:23:07 PM PST by SunkenCiv
A second impressive mosaic discovered by archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority is ready to be publicly displayed this week for the first time ever.
In June-November 2014 a team of IAA archaeologists directed a large excavation in the Neve Yerek neighborhood of Lod. It is an area where a breathtaking mosaic that served as the living room floor in a villa some 1,700 years ago was previously exposed.
The aim of the excavation was to prepare the ground for construction of a visitor center, to which the beautiful mosaic will be returned when it completes a series of exhibitions in museums around the world.
Important artifacts were discovered in the new excavation, the most notable of which is another colorful mosaic (11 x 13 m) that was the courtyard pavement of the magnificent villa that had the famous mosaic in its living room.
According to Dr. Amir Gorzalczany, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, "The villa we found was part of a neighborhood of affluent houses that stood here during the Roman and Byzantine periods. At that time Lod was called Diospolis and was the district capital..." ...
The mosaic, which was discovered and excavated at that time by the late Miriam Avissar, is among the most beautiful in the country, and has been exhibited in recent years in some of the world's leading museums, including the Metropolitan, the Louvre and the State Hermitage etc. It is currently on display at the Cini Gallery in Venice, Italy, and in the future it will be housed in the main building to be erected in Lod...
The scenes in this mosaic depict hunting and hunted animals, fish, flowers in baskets, vases and birds.
(Excerpt) Read more at jewishpress.com ...
Working on the 1,700-year-old mosaic in Lod Photo Credit: Assaf Peretz, IAA
Thanks Red Badger.
One more thing for Muslims to destroy.
Thank heavens the Israelis found it. If the Islamists found it , it would have been blown up. If the Palis found it, it would have been ripped apart and the tiles would have been used for BBQ pits.
Makes one wonder how these things got buried in the first place...............
Nice.
Gorgeous!
Beautiful.
Oh my, exquisite!
The cat attacking the gazelle probably is a cave lion, which was native to the Middle East, and went extinct in classical times.
10,000-Year-Old Extinct Lion Cubs Discovered In Near-Perfect Condition In Siberian Permafrost
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3353475/posts
Just wondering if "mosaics" belong in that "What have the Romans ever done for us? list.
They do.
The history of mosaic art - Mosaics in the ancient world
http://www.thejoyofshards.co.uk/history/
There are some impressive mosaics at Pella in Macedonia which are said to date from the late 4th century B.C.
Related, although 1000s of years apart.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/oEc-ESRjntg?rel=0&autoplay=1
Thanks Verginius Rufus and afraidfortherepublic.
Stunning. Whoever owned that would indeed have to be wealthy.
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