Decoration items

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Item number	Mosaic floor	Materials, palette	Density	Composition	Geometric patterns	Iconographical motives	Inscriptions
1	Mosaic floor	Black, red, shades of brown and yellow.	65-100 pr dm	The forepart of the hall is paved with a carpet (6.4 x 4.8 m) in a simple design of diagonal rows of florets within a linear frame of black, red and white. The center of the hall holds a panel with a more complex design of alternating square and round medallions between stripes. The medallions contain various motifs of fruit, sickle, and a parasol. The central field of the carpet is made out of crossing oblique lines and florets. The eastern part of the carpet (towards the alter) holds an inscription within a tabula ansata (3.3 m x 0.3 m). it reads a Greek rendition of the Septuagint of Psalms 105:4-5.	Avi-Yonah F, Avi-Yonah A2, Avi-Yonah B7, Avi-Yonah B8, Avi-Yonah J2, Avi-Yonah I3	fruit basket, fruit, sickle	Inscriptions
2	Mosaic floor	Black, green, red, brown, yellow, orange and beige.	156-100 pr dm.	The Bema mosaic contains a floral pattern made out of four-petalled motifs. The border is made out of zigzag pattern surrounding two series of triangles: dark and light. The eastern part of the bema holds a mosaic consisting of an isolated medallion containing an amphora of plain design. In front of the entrance to the bema is another mosaic of a repeating orange ivy leaf motif on a plain background.	Avi-Yonah F, Avi-Yonah D, Avi-Yonah E	Leaf, Ivy leaf
3	Mosaic floor		156 pr dm.	A small panel (2.0 x 2.0 m) with a magnificent colorful mosaic is located south of the bema. It consists of intertwined medallions, each framing four florets with a cruciform at its center. This feature is considered rare for a Byzantine mosaic.	Avi-Yonah B7, Avi-Yonah B8, Avi-Yonah B11
4	Mosaic floor			A white margin with a row of florets (Avi-Yona F) on the south side. The field is composed of twelve rows of florets surrounded by an A2 border.	Avi-Yonah F, Avi-Yonah A2