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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1994
The round panel depicting Helios is situated in the inner circle of the zodiac wheel, in the center of the nave. Helios is portrayed frontally in what seems to be a chariot. His face is surrounded by seven rays emanating from a halo. He is wearing a tunic. His left hand is raised and in his right he holds a globe and a whip. The moon is depicted to the left of Helios, and to the right is a star with a dot in the center. Of the chariot only the wheels and a small part of the horses' manes remain.
Name/Title
Hammath Tiberias Synagogue | Unknown
Object Detail
Nave, Zodiac panel
Settings
Unknown
Date
286-337 CE
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Unknown |
Congregation
Unknown
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown |
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
The density of tesserae per 10cm2 is not uniform in the panel.The background density is 9.20x10. A higher number is noticeable in the
face of helios 13x13, halo and seven rays 11.5x11.5 and in the globe 12.5x10.5. The colors of tesserae are white and black with shades
of grey, ochre, red and orange.
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
155 cm
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
D | Deity | Helios
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Condition
The center of the panel is destroyed by a later wall, belonging to a later stage of the synagogue.
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
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
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
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| R.I. 1991, D.D. & T.N. 11.1994
Author of description
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.
030066