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Mona Lisa of the Galilee

The nickname given to a strikingly lifelike female face in the Roman-period floor mosaic of a villa at Zippori (Sepphoris), dated to the 3rd century CE. Discussed here as part of the Beit Shearim and Zippori post.

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Decorated sarcophagus at Beit Shearim
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Beit Shearim and Zippori

A day in the lower Galilee at Beit Shearim and Zippori: the story of Alexander Zaid, the vast necropolis and tomb of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, and Zippori's Roman synagogue, fortress, mosaics and reservoir.

Dec 2013 · 4 minute read
Grave of Alexander Zaid Decorated sarcophagus at Beit Shearim Tomb of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi (Judah the Prince), Beit Shearim View from the top of the Zippori Fortress Mosaic at the grand villa at Zippori. At the bottom, note the highlighted 'Mona Lisa of the Galilee' Roman reservoir at Zippori
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