Revealing the Beauty of Early Islamic Art

After a five-year, $12 million restoration effort, one of the most elaborate and expansive mosaic floors ever discovered in the Holy Land is once again accessible to the public. First uncovered in the 1930s at the site of Khirbat al-Mafjar just north of Jericho, the nearly 9,000-square-foot mosaic a...

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2022
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 22
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Biblical archaeology
Further subjects:B EXCAVATION
B Antiquities
B Mosaic floors
B Cultural property
B Palestine
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:After a five-year, $12 million restoration effort, one of the most elaborate and expansive mosaic floors ever discovered in the Holy Land is once again accessible to the public. First uncovered in the 1930s at the site of Khirbat al-Mafjar just north of Jericho, the nearly 9,000-square-foot mosaic adorned the floor of a large […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review