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Figure VIII-5. The four seasons on the mosaic of Zliten, North Africa (after Hanfmann
1951, II: no. 135) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Figure VIII-6. The four seasons on the mosaic of Deir es-Sleib (after Donceel Voûte
1988: fig. 35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Figure VIII-7. The four Seasons on the mosaic of the Church of Qabr Hiram (after
Hanfmann 1951, II: no. 193) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Figure VIII-8. Months: Beth -She"an monastery, Hall A. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities
Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Figure IX-1. Lions flanking inscriptions: a. Hammath Tiberias; b. Sepphoris; c. Hammath
Gader; d. Beth "Alpha. Sepphoris. Courtesy of Prof. Z. Weiss and the
Sepphoris Expedition, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; drawing
by P. Arad (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Figure IX-2. Pair of lions holding bulls head flanking each other: a. Sepphoris synagogue
mosaic Band 1; b. Tiberias, relief. Courtesy of Prof. Z. Weiss and the
Sepphoris Expedition, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; drawing
by P. Arad (a); Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Figure IX-3. Birds flanking inscriptions: a. Gaza synagogue medallions; b. Beth She"an
small synagogue mosaic panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Figure IX-4. Menoroth flanking an inscription, Huseifa synagogue panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Figure IX-5. Lulavim flanking an inscription, Tiberias north synagogue mosaic. Courtesy
of the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Figure IX-6. Caesarea ibex mosaic. Courtesy of Prof. Joseph Patrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Figure X-1. Na#aran synagogue: disfigured zodiac signs. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities
Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Figure X-2. #Asida damaged mosaic fragment, disfigured lion, bird. Courtesy of the
Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Figure X-3. Beth Guvrin, Mahat el Urdi church northern aisle. Courtesy of the Israel
Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Figure XI-1. Similar pavements design: a. Horvat Berachot Church; b. Na#aran synagogue,
lower panel. Courtesy of Prof. Yoram Tzafrir (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Figure XI-2. Crosses representation on church pavements (after Tzaferis 1971: figs. 78-87) . . . 225
Figure XI-3 Synagogue inscriptions of donors: a. Gaza; b. Gerasa; c. Ma"on-Nirim;
d. Susiya. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Figure XI-4. #En Gedi synagogue inscription. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities. Authority . . . 234
Figure XI-5. Rehov synagogue inscriptions. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority. . . . . 235
Figure XI-6 Church inscriptions of donors: a. Kissufim; b. Herodium, Northern Church;
c. Beth Loya. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority (a). Courtesy of
Prof. Ehud Netzer (b). Courtesy of Prof. Joseph Patrich and Yoram Tsafrir (c) . . . 237
Figure XII-1. The Greek inscription of mosaicists: a. Marianos and his son Aninas at
Beth "Alpha; b. Beth Shean. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . 245
Figure XII-2 Aramaic inscriptions on synagogue pavements: a. Beth She"an small
synagogue; b. Kefar Kana; c. Sepphoris. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities
Authority (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Figure XII-3. Inscription on the pavement of the Christian chapel at El Maqerqesh, Beth
Guvrin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Figure XII-4. Plan of House of Leontis complex, Beth She"an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Figure XII-5. Plan of the Monastery of Lady Mary, Beth She"an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Figure XII-6. Hall A mosaic, Monastery of Lady Mary, Beth She"an. Courtesy
of the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257