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Scenes from Tree of Paradise - Jewish Roman Mosaics from Tunisia

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Roman Mosaic - Mosaic of Square Basket with Fruit

Mosaic of Square Basket with Fruit

Roman Mosaic - Mosaic of Square Basket with Fruit

Museum Collection Fund, Brooklyn Museum
05.24 Mosaic of Square Basket with Fruit, by an unknown Roman Artist found in Tunis, Tunisia, from the 3rd century-5th century A.D.
Mosaic
27 3/4 x 23 13/16in. (70.5 x 60.5cm).
From the Museum Collection Fund, Brooklyn Museum.
Two baskets are enclosed in a vine, which symbolized divine order, according to the Brooklyn Museum. The square basket holds fruit and the round basket holds bread.

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