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Figure XII-7. Chapel G mosaic, Monastery of Lady Mary, Beth She"an. Courtesy of the
Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Figure XII-8. Beth She"an human figures: a. House of Leontis; b-c. Hall A, Monastery
of Lady Mary; d. Room L, Monastery of Lady Mary; e. House of Leontis;
f. Room L, Monastery of Lady Mary; g. Hall A, Monastery of Lady Mary.
Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Figure XII-9. Beth She"an human figures: a. House of Leontis; b. Room L, Monastery of
Lady Mary; c. House of Leontis; d. Hall A, Monastery of Lady Mary.
Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Figure XII-10. Beth She"an animal figures: a. Beth She"an synagogue border v. Room L,
Monastery of Lady Mary; b-d. Beth She"an synagogue border v. Hall A,
Monastery of Lady Mary. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . 261.
Figure XII-11. Beth She"an animal figures: a. House of Leontis; b. Room L, Monastery of
Lady Mary; c. Hall A, Monastery of Lady Mary; d. Beth She"an synagogue;
e. Room L, Monastery of Lady Mary; f. Beth She"an synagogue; g. Room L,
Monastery of Lady Mary. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . 262
Figure XII-12. Beth She"an birds figures: a. House of Leontis; b. Chapel G, Monastery of
Lady Mary; c. House of Leontis; d-e. House of Leontis Hall A, Monastery
of Lady Mary; d-e. Beth She"an synagogue; f. Hall A, Monastery of Lady
Mary; g. Room L, Monastery of Lady Mary; h. Chapel G, Monastery of
Lady Mary; i. Beth She"an synagogue border. Courtesy of the Israel
Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Figure XII-13. Ma#on pavement: a comparable pair of a. hares; b. elephants. Courtesy of
the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Figure XII-14. Caesarea, birds mosaic. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority . . . . . . . . . . 270
Figure XII-15. Comparable Nilometer scene: a. Sepphoris, mosaic; b. a silver plate from
Perm. Courtesy of Prof. Z. Weiss and the Sepphoris Expedition, The
Hebrew University of Jerusalem; photo by G. Laron (a); after Volbach
1961: pl. 252 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Figure XII-16. Comparable Orpheus scene: a. the Jerusalem mosaic; b. ivory pyxis.
Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority (a); after Volbach 1961: pl. 28 (b). . . 277