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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure WCA-isr-065. Enthroned, crowned, nimbate King David, clad in royal garments and depicted as Orpheus, playing his lyre in front of the audience of animals (a snake, a lioness, and possibly a gazelle), transfixed by his playing. |
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| Polychrome stone |
Mosaic (Synagogue, floor decoration, detail) |
Unknown | Byzantine/ Talmudic, 508 AD |
Gaza, Philistia |
Israel Museum, Jeru-salem, Inventory № 80-3410 |
| 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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