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ArtAntiquité· IVe-VIe siècle

Synagogue mosaic donor panel

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Mosaic inscription from Sardis, Synagogue - Forecourt, western side
Mosaic inscription from Sardis, Synagogue - Forecourt, western sideCC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Sardis synagogue mosaic inscription of Aurelios Polyhippos
Sardis synagogue mosaic inscription of Aurelios PolyhipposCC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Inscription at Old Synagogue Eshtemoa
Inscription at Old Synagogue EshtemoaCC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
100158 mosaic floor - a synagogue in maon-nirim PikiWiki Israel
100158 mosaic floor - a synagogue in maon-nirim PikiWiki IsraelCC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Description

Mosaic panel on the floor of a synagogue bearing the framed names of donors, sometimes accompanied by a zodiac or ritual symbols. Examples are found at Hammat Tiberias and elsewhere.

Significance

It reveals the organization of communal patronage and the iconography of the Byzantine synagogues.

Features

Provenance
Terre d'Israël

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