© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Unknown,
Two lions flanking a column are placed below the arcosolium. The one to the right is shown in profile jumping down toward the column. Its mouth is open and tongue extended. Its one elliptical eye is shown en face. The lion on the left, springing toward the arcosolium above it, is also depicted in profile.
Name/Title
Beth She'arim, Catacomb 4. | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
early 3rd century - mid-4th century
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
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Congregation
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Location
Site
School/Style
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Period
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Category
Material / Technique
Soft rock engraved in high relief and painted red in the form of a lion. The ear of the lion and the mane are indicated by hatching. Second lion is incised in a fine line painted red.
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
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Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
The second lion, on the left, is hardly visible.
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
1
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
Mazar, Beth She'arim: Raport on the Excavation During 1936-1940, 1973 vol.I: Catacombs 1-4, p.178, pl.XXXII:2 .
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| T.M. (D.S.) 1982 K.B. 11.1995
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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Object Copyright
National Parks Authority
Negative/Photo. No.