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Img. ID: 2901

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Unknown,

The geometric design, consisting of a rectangular frame and two medallions, is located on the catacomb ceiling. A strip divides the rectangle vertically into two sections; the wider one on the right. A lion inside a medallion is depicted in the right section. The medallion on the left comprises a wheel with eight spokes. The medallions are formed by two circular bands with a zigzag pattern. The rectangular frame is also formed by bands with a zigzag pattern.

 

Location: Israel, Beth She'arim, Catacomb 1, Hall G, Room II. 
Site: Beth She'arim, Catacomb 1, Hall G, Room II, on the ceiling. 
Copyright: IA 

Name/Title
Wall painting | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
early 3rd century - mid-4th century
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Unknown |
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Unknown |
Site
School/Style
Unknown|
Period Detail
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Rock, painted red
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
155cm
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
L | Lion
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Condition
Parts of the frame and the medallions are faded. The drawing of the lion is in a poor state of preservation.
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
Medallion
Rectangular frame
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 Shearim: Report on the Excavations During 1936-1940, 1973, vol.I: Catacombs 1-4, p. 78,pl.XII:2.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| Tessa 10.1982 K.B. 9.1995
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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Negative/Photo. No.
062107