The Times of Israel – Decades after its discovery, country’s ‘finest’ tile art will be displayed to the public at the Shelby White and Leon Levy Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center upon its projected completion in 2019. The richly colorful, late third century-early fourth century Roman period mosaic was discovered accidentally during salvage excavations in 1996 at a central city square in Lod. At a ceremony on Thursday, the cornerstone of the Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center was laid at the site of its discovery by Lod Mayor Yair Ravivo, Israel Antiquities Authority director Israel Hasson, and the center’s main donor Shelby White.
