Fine Dishes (1)

View of eating  and serving dishes placed on a mat, around which the guests would sit or recline.  Note the large serving bowl in the middle of the mat, and the large well decorated (possibly imported) water pot near the wall (upper right).

Note also, not only the circular serving mat, but also the larger mat that covers the floor of this special room.

This reconstructed Israelite House is on display at the Haaretz Museum in north Tel Aviv.