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24 Synagogue architecture containin
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26 particularly in their arms and b
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28 chapter two Figure II-14. Diaspo
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32 chapter two Figure II-15. Sanctu
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34 chapter two
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36 one and a smaller one; between t
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38 chapter three Figure III-4. Sche
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40 a picture placed in the centre o
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42 and Na#aran the crab is shown fr
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44 chapter three Figure III-9 Illus
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46 chapter three Figure III-10. Ill
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48 • The zodiac signs are accompa
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50 of Ptolemy in the manuscript of
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52 chapter three Figure III-13. Bir
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54 Table III-2. Comparable chart. S
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56 pattern book (Hachlili 1988: 391
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58 chapter four Figure IV-1. Bindin
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60 if Isaac is sacrificed (Yahalom
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62 painting and the mosaic pavement
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64 at Mukhayyat (Saller and Bagatti
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66 to right: the top row shows the
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68 1998: 249-254). The decorated ar
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70 hands towards it. This type occu
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72 Christian church’. Allen (1963
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74 • • to Orpheus and he was no
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76 The theme of King David as Orphe
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78 towards him; under them is an ea
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80 part (Hachlili 1988: 294-295, fi
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82 chapter four Figure IV-18. Danie
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84 formed as an Ionic column. The b
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86 1986-7: 139, fig. 19). Another S
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88 Figure IV-22. The vision of the
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90 and a little child shall lead th
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92 side aisles and set within a gen
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94 Hellenistic, not oriental, in ch
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96 already by the 3rd century, as i
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98 Figure V-1. Beth Leontis mosaic,
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100 church of Sts. Lot and Procopiu
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I.4 Jerusalem, Upper City, pavement
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II.2 Ark of Scrolls on synagogue pa
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II.4 Dura Synagogue wall paintings
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III.2 Sepphoris synagogue zodiac pa
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III.4 a. Na‘aran synagogue zodiac
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III.6 Comparions of Sun God on mosa
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III.8 Zodiac signs on synagogue pav
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III.10 Zodiac signs on synagogue pa
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III.12 Comparable Zodiac: a. Münst
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IV.6 David with Goliath weapons on
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V.4 Nilometer: a. Tabgha; b. Seppho
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102 XXXV, 3; plan general). A naked
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104 Portrayals of the walled cities
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106 portrayed on most of the compar
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108 and Ward-Perkins 1980: 51; Picc
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110 chapter five
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112 the compositions, schemes and c
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114 alternating rows of animals and
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116 group II is absent as some of t
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118 chapter six Figure VI-6. Group
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120 chapter six Figure VI-8. Group
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122 The axial column was probably f
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126 chapter six Figure VI-10. Group
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130 chapter six Figure VI-14. el Ha
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136 acanthus leaf placed at the bot
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138 The inhabited scrolls in the ch
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140 the pair flanking the amphora (
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142 On some Arabian inhabited scrol
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144 symmetry, confinement, repetiti
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146 designated groups IV and V. The
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148 chapter six
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150 in Jordan: at Khirbat al-Mukhay
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152 chapter seven Figure VII-1. The
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154 chapter seven Figure VII-2. Har
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156 the Byzantine Church at Jabaliy
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158 fleeing hare in the vine scroll
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160 Figure VII-4. Kissufim church n
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162 chapter seven Figure VII-6. Two
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164 figs. 202, 213).). A hunter att
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166 al-Khadir church at Madaba (Lux
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168 names, wearing contemporary cos
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170 C. Pastoral and Rural Scenes Th
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172 mosaic at St. Stephen’s churc
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176 in two inhabited acanthus scrol
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178 inhabited scroll mosaic design;
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180 at the sides of her head (Picci
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182 1997: fig. 5, fotos 27, 28a-d;
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184 However, Gregoria is not the na
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186 chapter eight Figure VIII-3. El
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188 identical but they wear differe
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190 chapter eight Figure VIII-7. Th
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192 calendar grouped with the Sun a
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194 a fowler, a bird-catcher. Of No
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200 chapter nine Figure IX-1. Lions
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204 mosaics is the pronounced unide
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206 In Caesarea the scene is on a m
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210 A. Iconoclasm in Synagouges Sev
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212 Table 13). At Korazim a large n
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216 to eradicate all human and anim
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218 chapter ten
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220 depicted on the pavements. The
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222 chapter eleven Figure XI-1. A s
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224 gable corners of the upper chap
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226 336, figs. 723,726). An interes
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228 like the ox’ (Isaiah 11: 7; 6
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230 mosaics, such as the Dionysiac
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232 traditions and general repertoi
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234 (Naveh 1978: nos.26, 38, 46, 68
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236 observance of the Jewish agricu
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238 panel. The dedicatory inscripti
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240 scenes signify the earth, its p
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242 pavements during the 6th centur
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246 רב סחניפ הלס ןמא
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248 • • Julian after several ma
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254 Mosaic II). Similarity is also
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258 resembles the man with the flut
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260 are depicted in various pattern
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262 the second half of the 6th cent
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266 at Gaza and Jabaliyah, such as
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270 The School of Madaba Piccirillo
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272 least up to the first half of t
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274 depicted in a stereotyped manne
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278 the vintage scenes on the inhab
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280 and Jordan mention the artist b
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284 (Piccirillo 1993: fig. 78): aro
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286 part of the repertory of patter
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290 Jerusalem: • Armenian mosaic
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292 Theotokos Chapel, Siyagha, Memo
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318 index
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294 glossary
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296 list of sites
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298 1975a The Gaza School of Mosaic
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300 Dvorjetski, E., and Segal, A. 1
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302 2002 The Zodiac in Ancient Jewi
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304 Ap proach. Bulletin of the Angl
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306 Speyart van Woerden, I. 1961 Th
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308 Zaqzuq, A., and Piccirillo, M,