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(VII) Img. ID: 272 |
Gaza Synagogue, Southern Aisle, Medallions Panel, Gaza, 508-509 CE edit |
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Ancient Jewish Art |
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Name/Title |
Gaza Synagogue | Unknown |
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Object |
Mosaic floor (Decoration)
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Object Detail |
Southern Aisle, Medallions Panel |
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Artist/ Maker |
Unknown (Unknown) |
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Date |
508-509 CE |
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Activity Dates |
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Reconstruction Dates |
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Period |
Byzantine |
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Period Detail |
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Origin |
Israel/Eretz Israel | Palaestina Prima | Gaza
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Collection |
Unknown | |
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Location |
Unknown| |
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Site |
Unknown |
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School/Style |
Unknown| |
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Iconographical Subject |
Lioness
Inhabited scrolls | |
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Category |
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Object Copyright |
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Photograph
Copyright |
Center for Jewish Art |
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Photographer |
Radovan, Zev |
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Photograph Date |
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Negative/ Photo. No. |
68114 |
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Scan No. |
035053 |
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Description |
The depiction of a lioness and cub occupies the left medallion of the eighth row from the top.
The lioness is depicted in profile towards the central medallion. Its head is turned down, towards the suckling cub.
The cub is depicted suckling, standing on its hind legs. The lioness' head, its right hind leg, and the cub's legs break through the medallion's frame.
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Scribes |
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| 24b |
Script |
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Number of Lines |
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| 24d |
Ruling |
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| 24e |
Pricking |
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| 24f |
Quires |
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| 24g |
Catchwords |
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| 24h |
Hebrew Numeration |
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Blank Leaves |
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The tesserae are made of limestone and marble. They are laid in curved lines within the figures, and in straight parallel lines in the background.
The figures' outline consists of one line of black tesserae. The lioness, cub, grapes and leaves are surrounded by one line of background tesserae.
The average number of tesserae per 10cm2 is (9.5x10). The highest density is found in the cub's face: (11x12); the lowest density is found in the cub's body: (9.5x8.5).
Various hues of yellow and red are used, aside from the different hues of black and white.
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Material Structure |
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| 25b |
Material Decoration |
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| 25c |
Material Bonding |
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| 25d |
Material Inscription |
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| 25e |
Material Additions |
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Material Cloth |
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| 25g |
Material Lining |
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| 25h |
Tesserae Arrangement |
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Density |
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Colors |
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Construction Material |
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| 26a |
Height |
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| 26b |
Length |
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| 26c |
Width |
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| 26d |
Depth |
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| 26e |
Circumference |
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Thickness |
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| 26g |
Diameter |
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| 26h |
Weight |
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| 26i |
Axis |
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| 26j |
Panel Measurements |
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| 27a |
Façade (main) |
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| 27b |
Entrances |
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| 27c |
Location of Torah Ark |
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| 27d |
Location of Apse |
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| 27e |
Location of Niche |
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| 27f |
Location of Reader's Desk |
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| 27g |
Location of Platform |
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| 27h |
Temp: Architecture Axis |
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Arrangement of Seats |
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| 27j |
Location of Women's Section |
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| 27k |
Direction Prayer |
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| 27l |
Direction Toward Jerusalem |
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| 28a |
Coin Series |
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| 28b |
Coin Ruler |
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| 28c |
Coin Year |
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| 28d |
Denomination |
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Group |
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Subgroup |
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| 33c |
Hallmark Identification |
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Hallmark Group Classification |
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Hallmark Reference |
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Suggested Reconstruction |
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Main Surveys & Excavations |
Avi-Yonah, "Une Ecole," Colloque Mosaique, 1975, pp. 377-382.
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Short Name |
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Full Name |
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Volume |
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Page |
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035053
035 | 053
0012531
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Temp: Sys. Number / Doc. Name |
272
:NO : An.600.
:MED : Mosaic
:TYP : OR
:LN : ENG
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Date: |
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Documenter |
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T.S.W. 2.1986, T.N. 7.1995 |
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Researcher |
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Architectural Drawings |
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Computer Reconstruction |
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Section Head |
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Editor |
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Donor |
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