Home
   Under Reconstruction!
Art Alone

Img. ID: 197

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Unknown,
The zodiac sign of Aquarius is enclosed within a trapezoid panel situated in the lower right section of the zodiac wheel. It depicts a young man holding a pear-shaped object (bucket) by two strings above a circle (well), as from above. Inscribed in Hebrew at the upper left corner:## ודלי## "Aquarius" (and bucket)## The panel is framed on three sides by guilloche bands and on the right by a band of paralel lines.
Name/Title
Beth Alpha Synagogue | Unknown
Object Detail
Nave, Zodiac Panel
Settings
Unknown
Date
518-527 (Justin I) or 567-578 (Justin II)
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Site
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown |
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
The density of tesserae per 10cm2 is not uniform: background and body, 9x9-10x9 in the figure's head, 12x13.
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
60omm.
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
The body and upper frame were damaged and restored.
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
Original
Documenter
| T.S.W. 12.1986, T.N., D.D. & D.S. 3.1995
Author of description
|
Architectural Drawings
|
Computer Reconstruction
|
Section Head
|
Language Editor
|
Donor
|
Negative/Photo. No.
030051