National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Mosaic Floor Inscribed, Dedicatory Inscription, Aramaic, With Geometric Pattern, Guilloche, Human Image
Period: Byzantine
Material: Stone
Site: Merot, H.
Lenght: 170 cm
Wide: 215 cm
Description: Synagogue mosaic, depicts King David. The inscription reads "Yudan son of Shimon"
Bibliography:
Muczick S. 1996. The Meroth Mosaic Reconsidered. JJS 47: 296-293.
Ilan Z. 1985. The Mosaic from the Synagogue at Ancient Meroth. IMJ 4: 51-56.





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