Ḥorvat Midras - Church - Aisles

Location in the architectural complex: 
Aisles
Mosaic floor
Illustrative material: 
Composition: 
Two carpets of the same pattern based on a model of double-headed axes connected to a handle decorated with a rope motif. In the southern wing there are two rectangular carpets with animal figures. The eastern carpet depicts partridges in bushes with red flowers. In the southern wing there are two rectangular carpets with animal figures, while in the western part, a landscape is described, it is devoid of any signs that identify it with Alexandria. At the bottom there is a wavy line of green and gray, representing a stream or a lake. Above it are two pairs of fish swimming toward the center, and above them are growing lotus bushes with flowers in different stages of flowering. At the top there are three pairs of nesting birds, each pair on its own lotus flower.
Iconographical motives: 
landscape
lotus
nesting bird
fish
stream
lake
partridge