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Scenes from Tree of Paradise - Jewish Roman Mosaics from Tunisia

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Roman Mosaic - Mosaic of Rooster
05.23 Mosaic of Rooster, by an unknown Roman Artist found in Tunis, Tunisia, from the 3rd century-5th century A.D.
Mosaic
22 x 29 1/2in. (55.9 x 75cm).
From the Museum Collection Fund, Brooklyn Museum.

Ancient Rome Picture Gallery

Photo: Roman mosaics, Brooklyn Museum. A selection of images from the Brooklyn Museum's exhibition of Roman mosaics from a Jewish synagogue in Nara, Tunisia in the later Roman Empire.

Photo: Mosaic of Rooster. Roman mosaics, Brooklyn Museum

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