Ḥorvat Gerarit; Kh. Umm Jerar - Church - nave

Location in the architectural complex: 
nave
Mosaic floor
Illustrative material: 
Composition: 
"The bottom part of a floor can be seen in one of the photographs in which there is a row of three squares surrounded by a guilloche and running-wave pattern that make up the frame of the pavement. The end squares are populated with birds whose beaks are facing the center and in the center square is a basket containing objects. Another pavement has a frame consisting of squares populated with birds and geometric medallions. The inner part of the pavement is a carpet of clover leaves that is enclosed within a running-wave pattern" (Archaeological Survey of Israel, URL: http://www.antiquities.org.il/survey/new/default_en.aspx?pid=16866 ).