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פסיפס לוד

לוד, Israel

פסיפס לוד

The Lod Mosaic is a mosaic floor dated to ca. 300 CE discovered in 1996 in the Israeli town of Lod. Believed to have been created for a private villa, it is one of the largest (180 m2) and best-preserved mosaic floors uncovered in the country. It depicts land animals, fish and two Roman ships. It wa

s restored in the labs of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). After an overseas tour of several years it opened in the purpose-built Shelby White and Leon Levy Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center in June 2022.

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