The Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art | closed 09/28 - 04/03/11

First discovered in 1996 during construction on the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway in Lod (formerly Lydda), Israel, this large and impressive mosaic floor has only recently been uncovered and was displayed briefly in situ to the public in Israel during the summer of 2009. Believed to belong to a larg... Read more