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ON THE COVER: This exquisite floor mosaic from Sepphoris, Israel, depicts a woman crowned with a wreath who has become known as the Mona Lisa of the Galilee. Dated to the third century A.D., the mosaic is part of a larger motif, depicting scenes from the life of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and revelry.