 IAA Number: 2010-2882/2
 | Object's Name: Fragment Mosaic Floor Decorated with animal figures, Lion, Elephant, With Geometric Pattern, Guilloche
Period: Roman
Material: Limestone
Site: Lod
Lenght: 4.09 m
Wide: 4.18 m
Description: Square middle panel,with central hexagon.
Contains a leon and a lioness on top of 2 mountains separated by
water from which a ketos emerges, a
group of animals is depicted at
the foot of the mountains
Bibliography: Avissar M. 1998. Lod a Mosaic Floor. ESI 17 (105): 169-172. Ovadiah A. 1998. Classical Heritage and Anticlasssical Trends in the Mosaic Pavement of Lydda(Lod). Assaph 3: 1-18. Talgam R. 2014. Mosaics of Faith, Floors of Pagan,Jews,Samaritans,Christians,and Muslims in the Holy Land. 65-71.
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