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(VII) Img. ID: 2660 Beth She'arim, Catacomb Mugharet el-Jehennem, , Beth She'arim, early 3rd - mid 4th Century CE edit  
Category: Ancient Jewish Art

General Document

2 Name/Title Beth She'arim, Catacomb Mugharet el-Jehennem | Unknown
3a Object Wall carving (Decoration)
3b Object Detail
4a Artist/ Maker Unknown (Unknown)
5 Date early 3rd - mid 4th Century CE
5a Activity Dates
5b Reconstruction Dates
6 Period Late Roman (132-324)
6a Period Detail
7 Origin Syria Palaestina | Beth She'arim
|
8 Community Unknown |
9 Collection Israel | National Parks Authority
| National Parks
9a Documentation / Research project Unknown
10 Location Unknown|
11 Site Beth Shearim
12 School/Style Unknown|
13 Iconographical Subject Ship
Jar |
14 Category
17 Photographer Unknown
18 Photograph Date
19 Negative/ Photo. No. 3892
19a Scan No.
20 Description

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. 
Copyright: ??? 
 
21 Ornamentation
22 Custom
23 Contents
24 Codicology
24a Scribes
24b Script
24c Number of Lines
24d Ruling
24e Pricking
24f Quires
24g Catchwords
24h Hebrew Numeration
24i Blank Leaves

25 Material/Technique
Soft rock engraved in the shape of a ship.
25a Material Structure
25b Material Decoration
25c Material Bonding
25d Material Inscription
25e Material Additions
25f Material Cloth
25g Material Lining
25h Tesserae Arrangement
25i Density
25j Colors
25k Construction Material

26 Measurements
?
26a Height
26b Length
26c Width
26d Depth
26e Circumference
26f Thickness
26g Diameter
26h Weight
26i Axis
26j Panel Measurements
27 Direction/Location
27a Façade (main)
27b Entrances
27c Location of Torah Ark
27d Location of Apse
27e Location of Niche
27f Location of Reader's Desk
27g Location of Platform
27h Temp: Architecture Axis
27i< Arrangement of Seats
27j Location of Women's Section
27k Direction Prayer
27l Direction Toward Jerusalem

28 Coin
28a Coin Series
28b Coin Ruler
28c Coin Year
28d Denomination

29 Signature
30 Colophon
31 Scribal Notes
32 Watermark
33 Hallmark
33a Group
33b Subgroup
33c Hallmark Identification
33d Hallmark Group Classification
33e Hallmark Reference
34 Trade Mark
35 Binding
36 Decoration Program
36 Summary and Remarks
38 Suggested Reconstruction
39 History/Provenance
40 Main Surveys & Excavations
41 Condition
No damage can be seen.
42 Biography
43 Bibliography
Mazar, Beth Shearim: Report on the Excavations During 1936-1940, 1973, vol.I: Catacombs 1-4, p.227, pl.XXIII:1.
43a Short Name
43b Full Name
43c Volume
43d Page

44 Type
063015
45 Temp: Batch Number
063 | 015
46 Temp: Aleph Number
0013487
47 Temp: Sys. Number / Doc. Name
2660
48 Temp: Addenda
:NO : An.700
:TYP : OR
:LN : ENG
Registrar
Function: Name: Date:
49 Documenter K.B. 12.1995 49a
50 Researcher 50a
51 Architectural Drawings 51a
52 Computer Reconstruction 52a
53 Section Head 53a
54 Editor 54a
55 Donor 55a