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The sarcophagus has a rectangular body and a high-gabled lid with four acroteria on the corners.

The front is decorated with two red lines between two columns. The left narrow side is depicted with a seven-branched Menorah flanked by columns.

The right narrow side is decorated with a wreath enclosing a conch and surrounded by two heraldic dolphins.

The front side - is decorated with two small columns at the corners, between them are two thin parallel red lines. One line extends from capital to capital and the other line from base to base.

The left narrow side - is decorated with a seven-branched Menorah, flanked by columns. The Menorah is composed of six curved branches and a central shaft and stands on a high trapezoid base. The branches and the central shaft are decorated by rounded links.

The right narrow side - is decorated with an overlapping leaf wreath including a conch. The wreath ends below in a ribbon tied by a Hercules knot. The wreath is flanked by two dolphins, holding the ends of the ribbon in their tails, with their heads down and facing each other.

Name/Title
The Menorah sarcophagus from Beth She`arim | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
2nd - 3rd century CE
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Unknown |
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown | Israel: Beth She`arim, catacomb 20; sarcophagus no.122
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Limestone; carved in low relief; On the front are traces of red paint .
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
82 cm. (body)
56 cm. (lid)
77 cm. (menorah)
Length
Width
84 cm. (body)
74 cm. (branches)
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
Condition
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
Menorah Dolphin Conch Wreath
Summary and Remarks
According to N. Avigad, the lines painted in red, were executed as a preparation for a carving.
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
The sarcophagus was found in Catacomb no.20, Room no.XXVI.
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Avigad,N. Beth Shearim III, p.149-150, pl.XLVI:2-3
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| T.M. (D.S.) 1981, O.S. 1998
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.