Each of the three panels in this carpet is surrounded by decorative frames of geometric patterns, such as two-strand guilloche (B2=AIEMA: Nos.194= Décor 1985: Pl. 4 The wide area between the black stripe and the panels is decorated with florets (stylized flowers). 1) 3 and within it a wide white border decorated with diamond patterns (D1,D4 = AIEMA: Nos. 1-4) The northern carpet is framed by a black stripe (A1=AIEMA: Nos =Décor 1985: Pl.

According to the archaeological findings, such as imported amphorae of the 3rd or 4th century CE (and no later than the 4th century), the mosaic pavement appears to have been laid at the end of the 3rd or beginning of the 4th century CE (Fig.1). The coloured mosaic is composed of stone tesserae and glass cubes of various colours, including black, a reddish tone, brown, white, yellow, ochre, tones of gray, and blue. 1 The mosaic pavement, comprising seven panels, is symmetrically divided into two large carpets by a long rectangular horizontal panel and the entire work is surrounded by white mosaic. 1 CLASSICAL HERITAGE AND ANTI-CLASSICAL TRENDS IN THE MOSAIC PAVEMENT OF LYDDA (LOD) Classical Heritage and Anti-Classical Trends in the Mosaic Pavement of Lydda (Lod)* Asher Ovadiah and Sonia Mucznik Department of Art History, Tel Aviv University T he polychrome mosaic pavement of Lod discovered in April 1996, measuring approximately 17 m long by 9 m wide, was excavated by the Israel Antiquities Authority.

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