The Roman mosaic from Lod, Israel was discovered in 1996 during highway construction in Lod (formerly Lydda). A rescue excavation was immediately conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority, revealing a series of mosaic floors measuring approximately 50 feet long by …

2010年9月23日 · Many Roman mosaics have been found in Israel, but the discovery at Lod has attracted considerable attention because the mosaics are of exceptional quality and in an excellent state of preservation.

The Lod Mosaic Center is located in the North Eastern part of Lod, near the Ginaton Junction. It can be easily approached from the Ben-Gurion International airport and from the two main highways - road no. 1 and road no. 6.

2022年5月1日 · Each mosaic features one of the marsh’s medieval churches, capturing historic themes, folklore and landscape features from the marsh villages and towns.

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 m 2 ) and best-preserved mosaic floors uncovered in the country.

The mosaic is now part of the Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center. The floor, with its colorful display of birds, fish, exotic animals and merchant ships, is believed to have been commissioned by a wealthy resident of the city for his private home.

2013年5月12日 · The Lod Mosaic was discovered in 1996 during highway construction. A workman in blue cleans the mosaic. Animals, fish, and birds are depicted along with Roman merchant ships and sea monsters. The mosaic floor from Lod is one of the most spectacular mosaics ever discovered in Israel.

Lod is ancient Lydda, which was destroyed by the Romans in A.D. 66 during the Jewish War. Refounded by Hadrian as Diospolis, Lydda was awarded the rank of a Roman colony under Septimius Severus in A.D. 200. It remained in Roman hands until becoming a Christian city and eventually succumbing to Arab conquerors in A.D. 636.

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 …

2017年12月4日 · The first exposure to a rare mosaic found in Lod that deals with the magical world of the sea, along with unique sections of a colorful sinopia, the only ever discovered footprints of mosaic builders, fragments of frescoes that adorned the walls of the Roman villa and a miniature model of one of the mosaic ships built specifically for the ...