© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Unknown,
The ship is placed on the western wall of the room. It is depicted in profile. The keel, decorated with criss-cross pattern, is represented by curves running from prow to stern. The deck is indicated by a straight line. There is a large, triangular sail on the deck. The mast ends in a box-like object at the bottom of the ship. On this box is also placed a big jar.
Location: Israel, Beth She'arim, catacomb Mugharet el-Jehennem.
Site: Beth She'arim, Catacomb Mugharet el-Jehennem, Room I, on the western wall, to the righ of the entrance to the hall.
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Name/Title
Beth She'arim, Catacomb Mugharet el-Jehennem | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
early 3rd - mid 4th Century CE
Synagogue active dates
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Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
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Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Category
Material/Technique
Soft rock engraved in the shape of a ship.
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
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Construction material
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Circumference
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Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
No damage can be seen.
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Type of grave
Unknown
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Mazar, Beth Shearim: Report on the Excavations During 1936-1940, 1973, vol.I: Catacombs 1-4, p.227, pl.XXIII:1.
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Documenter
| K.B. 12.1995
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Object Copyright
National Parks Authority
Negative/Photo. No.