We are dismayed by the Museums decision, taken in the late 1990s, to remove the Roman mosaic from Hinton St Mary from public exhibition and ask that it be displayed once more, preferably on the floor, and preferably in the location that it occupied from 1965 to 1997. We believe that, given that the mosaic possibly contains the only known representation of Christ in an ancient pavement, it is of unique importance not just in Britain but in the context of the Roman Empire as a whole, and merits being displayed in its entirety. It is insufficient to show the central roundel in isolation, however important. The full meaning of the pavement can be appreciated only if the whole of it is visible, including the accompanying heads and figure scenes. We would further ask that, if it is impossible to display the complete mosaic in the British Museum, you would consider loaning it to a suitable museum in Dorset, its county of origin.