Obj. ID: 4517
Ancient Jewish Art Ancient Synagogue Basilica in Stobi, North Macedonia
© , Photographer: Unknown,
The excavations in the ‘70s, below the floor of the basilica, revealed two synagogues built one above the other.
Synagogue II was erected towards the end of the 3rd or the beginning of the 4thcentury CE. The older Synagogue I is from the 2nd century CE. The walls of Synagogue I had inscriptions: dedicated to the Father Polycharmos.
Synagogue II is a larger building with mosaic floors.
Summary and Remarks
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Name/Title
Two ancient synagogues in Stobi | Unknown
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Date
275-325? CE
Synagogue active dates
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Type of grave
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Material/Technique
Material Stucture
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Material Cloth
Material Lining
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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
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
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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
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Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
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Group
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Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
CJA;
Zusia Efron, "Omanut yehudit beyugoslavia", Pinkas hakehilot: yugoslavia (Jerusalem, 1988), pp. 322-340, p. 322 with ill.;
Pinkas hakehilot: yugoslavia (Jerusalem, 1988), p. 257
http://www.stobi.mk/Templates/Pages/Excavations.aspx?page=176
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Object Copyright
Sc_583
Negative/Photo. No.
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