Scenes from Tree of Paradise - Jewish Roman Mosaics from Tunisia

By N.S. Gill, About.com Guide

05.28 Mosaic of Male Figure in Medallion, by an unknown Roman Artist found in Tunis, Tunisia, from the 1st century-2nd century A.D.
21 1/8 x 21 1/8in. (53.7 x 53.7cm).
From the Museum Collection Fund, Brooklyn Museum.
According to the Brooklyn Museum, despite graven image injunctions, human figures have been found on ancient synagogue floors, so the sanctuary floor of the synagogue as the original location of this mosaic of a male figure cannot be ruled out.

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_{Photo Roman Mosaic of Male Figure in Medallion. Museum Collection Fund, Brooklyn Museum}