Special Exhibition Review: Tree of Paradise

Gail Myhre, special correspondent to the Art History page here at About, went to see the fabulous Tree of Paradise exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. About Archaeology got a glimpse of the images from that exhibition last fall when it opened, including a collection of Roman mosaics and other artifacts from an excavated Jewish Synagogue dated to the 3rd to 5th century AD in what is now Tunisia. Gail was given a special tour by curator Dr. Edward Bleiberg, which was recorded and transcribed especially for About. You can find Gail's interview and review on Shelley Esaak's Art History at About:

• Special Exhibition Review: Tree of Paradise, Art History
• Gail Myhre's interview with Edward Bleiberg, Art History
• Tree of Paradise at the Brooklyn Museum
• Scenes from Paradise: Jewish Roman Mosaics from Tunisia

This image is from the exhibition, and the Roman mosaic dated between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD illustrates a Menorah with Lulav and Ethrog.

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• Passover Recipes, Low Fat Cooking
• The Judas Manuscript, Ancient History
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