Mosaic Floors, Liturgical Vessels and Furniture, andArchitectural Sculpture from the Byzantine Monasteryin Naḥal Qidron, Jerusalem (pp. 83–100)

Authors

Lihi Habas, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Abstract

Salvage excavations in Naḥal Qidron, southof Jerusalem, revealed a monastery adornedwith mosaic floors. A composition of geometricinterlaces populated with animals decorated thefloor of the church hall, while geometric andvegetal carpets decorated the vestibule.Stylistic and technical analyses of the mosaicsindicatea datein the mid-sixth century CE.Liturgical furniture madeof imported marble, alongside local stoneimitations, as well as architectural sculpture,were also found at the site. Fragments of two liturgical vessels, a marblepanel, a fragment of a leg of an altar table and a limestonebracket were found.

Keywords

Byzantine period, monastery, church, Christianity, art, liturgy, architecture, iconography

Recommended Citation

Habas, Lihi (2017) "Mosaic Floors, Liturgical Vessels and Furniture, andArchitectural Sculpture from the Byzantine Monasteryin Naḥal Qidron, Jerusalem (pp. 83–100)," 'Atiqot: Vol. 89, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1810
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol89/iss1/5