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An irregularly shaped mosaic fragment depicts a pattern of parallel and repeating waves running the length of the panel.

Fragment of mosaic with wave pattern

Roman

Irregularly shaped mosaic fragment consisting of small white tesserae. A pattern of parallel and repeating waves runs the length of the panel in black tesserae (1). 1. AIEMA no. 190; R. and A. Ovadiah, Hellenistic, Roman and Early Byzantine Mosaic Pavements in Israel, (L’Erma di Bretschneider, 1987), p. 203 no. B7-8

Stone tesserae

Roman Imperial period

Mosaics