This small serving dish is made in Palestine. It has been carefully hand painted to recreate the Byzantine mosaics of the loaves and fish.
The loaves and fish images refer to the story of Jesus performing a miracle where he feeds 5000 people with a few loaves and fishes. It is one of the few stories which appears in all four gospels: (Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 6:33–44; Luke 9:12–17; John 6:1–14).
Christians have been a significant portion of the population in this region, but nowadays Palestinian Christians make up about 2% or less of the Palestinian population in the occupied territories. Most are members of Orthodox churches, with the next biggest grouping being Roman Catholic, followed by Anglican, Lutheran, and others denominations.