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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure WCA-isr-062. Alexei Alexeev and the direction sign to the Serpent Path [שביל הנחש], leading to the Masada Fortress from the east and described by Flavius Josephus (37-100 AD) in his Jewish War as follows: ⦿ "⟨...⟩ the one of these ways is called the Serpent [ὄφις, ophis = "snake/serpent" in Greek], as resembling that animal in its narrowness and its perpetual windings." (Book VII: 8, 281). |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Location: | Monument: |
| Green paint, sheet metal |
Painting (Direction sign, painted inscrip- tion, detail) |
Unknown | State of Israel, 2010 (?) |
Masada, Israel-controlled East Judea |
Masada National Park |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Israel Expedition, 1-23 February 2017). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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