Location in the architectural complex:
The South-Easetern Wing Hall
Mosaic floor
Illustrative material:
Materials, palette:
Black, white, shades of pink and red, shades of yellow to ochre, shades of grey to green
Density:
tessera of 30 pr dm in the margin, 42-58 pr dm in the geometrical field, 100 pr dm in the motifs flanking the tabula ansata.
Composition:
A mosaic carpet was preserved in the hall with a white margin and a surrounding row of F. The border is A1, A19, and the field is J8 with E in each circle. In the eastern part of a tabula ansata framing an inscription (O Lord our God, remember in your kingdom...) flanked by two dissimilar guilloche motifs.
Geometric patterns:
Avi-Yonah A1
Avi-Yonah A19
Madden J8
Avi-Yonah E
Comments:
The inscription reads: " O Lord our God, remember in your kingdom the priests Elpidios, John and George, all their community in Christ."
Inscriptions