1700 year old beautiful mosaics discovered in Lod in Israel

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They really are beautiful.

I wonder if they'll be able to figure out who owned the villa?

"According to Dr. Amir Gorzalczany, the director of the present excavation, “The excavations at the site exposed a villa that included a large, luxurious, mosaic-paved reception room triclinium, and an internal, columned courtyard, also adorned with mosaics – and a water system. We found evidence for Mediterranean luxury that characterized the Roman empire, including attributes such as fresco wall paintings.”"

See: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/isr...te-of-future-mosaic-museum-in-lod/2018/07/29/
 
The mosaic with many animal figures together (elephant, tiger, giraffe, etc.) is really fascinating (did they knew so many animals in Israel themselves, or just saw pictures of them?) and very beautiful.
 

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