Abstract
Three fragments of a basalt door were retrieved from the excavation at Naṣr ed-Din, which belong to a large group of about 25 stone doors discovered in the city of Tiberias. Such doors are known to have originated in burial contexts, their facades usually adorned in a manner that resembled wooden doors of residences. The door from Bet Ma‘on is the first to be found outside Tiberias, and it probably belonged to a contemporary mausoleum mentioned in the Talmud.
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Stepansky, Yosef
(2024)
"A Decorated Basalt Door from Naṣr ed-Din (Bet Ma‘on), near Tiberias,"
'Atiqot: Vol. 115, Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1010
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol115/iss1/12