The elusive face of King David : restoring a mosaic from the ancient synagogue at Gaza

Author

Green, Connie Kestenbaum

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Israel Museum journal. 1993, Vol. 11, 65-72, 6 ill.

ISSN

0333-7499

Abstract (en)

Describes restoration of an early 6th c. Byzantine mosaic floor containing a depiction of King David playing the lyre. The mosaic was discovered in Gaza in 1965. The restored piece was installed at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, in Mar 1992.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Pictorial arts -- Mosaics -- Israel
• Mosaics
• Israel
• 500-600
• Pavements
• Restoration
• synagogue||Gaza (ISR)
• David, king of the Hebrews
• Iconography
• Jewish iconography
• Israel Museum||Jerusalem (ISR)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Mosaïque -- Israël
• Mosaïque
• Israël
• 500-600
• Pavement
• Restauration
• synagogue||Gaza (ISR)
• David, roi
• Iconographie
• Iconographie juive
• Israel Museum||Jerusalem (ISR)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00348416

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