Decoration items

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Item number Mosaic floor Wall mosaics Opus sectile Fresco Stucco Relief Materials, palette Density Composition Geometric patterns Iconographical motives Floral motives Comments Discussion Inscriptions
1 Mosaic floor Stone- Red, white, dark yellow, black, brown, dark and light grey, and dark rose. Glass (in the surronding vines)- Blue and green, sized 8-10 mm. The border of the mosaic is composed of two plain strips,ivy vines with leaves, a line of rolling scrolls and two two straight lines. The ivy leaves are replaced withe three bunches of grapes and two vine leaves in front of the northen doorway. The edge of the mosaic consists of small rhombic patterns near the northen doorway. An inscription is located in the eastern part of the mosaic. The field of the mosaic consists of of intelacing circles that form alternate rows of circular forms with smaller circles in the centre and octagonal forms with smaller circles in their centre. Avi-Yonah A2, Avi-Yonah B7, Avi-Yonah B8, Avi-Yonah J1, Avi-Yonah E Ivy vines, ivy leaves, grapes, vine leaves Inscriptions
2 Mosaic floor The border of the mosaic is is two plain lines, denticulated line, denticulated triangles, denticulated line, two plain lines. The field consists of several rows of small flowers. The mosaic contains two incomplete greek inscriptions in tabula ansata. One in western entrance to the hall and the other is located in the first third of the western part of the hall. Avi-Yonah A2, Avi-Yonah A5, Avi-Yonah A6, Avi-Yonah A3 flowers A strip of 8 m. long and 1.5 m. was preserved. Inscriptions