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ArchaeologicalAntiquité· IIIe-VIe siècle

Menorah-decorated capital

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Menorah on column capital 0955 (507865195)
Menorah on column capital 0955 (507865195)CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Description

Column capital from an ancient synagogue, engraved or sculpted with the seven-branched candelabrum and sometimes other Jewish symbols. Some reuse Corinthian forms.

Significance

It illustrates the adaptation of Greco-Roman architectural orders to Jewish liturgical use.

Features

Provenance
Terre d'Israël et diaspora méditerranéenne

Other objects — Archaeological