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18<br />

Figure II-1. Hammath Tiberias synagogue: tripartite nave<br />

mosaic pavement.<br />

also Hammath Gader, Huseifa, and probably<br />

Yaphi‘a (Hachlili 1988: 347, 352-354, Scheme<br />

A; Figs. VIII.6, 7; IX.35, 39; XI, 1-6). This carpet<br />

has a field usually divided lengthwise into three (or<br />

seven at Sepphoris) rectangular carpets (bands or<br />

panels), each thematically distinct and appropriate<br />

to its position in the construction, in a recurring<br />

design and theme (scheme A) which is repeated<br />

on the different synagogue floors (figs II-1-8). The<br />

panels are usually divided into (a) a Jewish symbols<br />

panel, which is situated in front of the Torah<br />

shrine, (b) a central panel decorated with a zodiac<br />

chapter two<br />

Figure II-2. Sepphoris synagogue: seven-band nave<br />

mosaic pavement.

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