Visual representations of the afterlife
Subtitle: six Roman and early Byzantine painted tombs in Israel
By: Talila Michaeli
Publisher: Alexandros Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9789490387013
Subjects: Tombs; Decoration; Roman Mural painting and decoration; Byzantine Mural painting and decoration; Future life in art; Antiquities
Other titles: Six Roman and early Byzantine painted tombs in Israel
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-183) and index.
Table of contents: title: A. The reading of the pagan tombs in context. An early Roman tomb in Caesarea Maritima ; The Tomb of the Nymphs in Ashkelon; title: B. Sepulchral imagery and perception in transition. A tomb with birds within vines (The Birds' Cave) in Jerusalem ; A tomb with imagines clipeatae (Or ha-Ner) in the northern Negev; title: C. The Christian programs as reflecting tradition and innovation. A tomb with two busts in Beit Guvrin (Eleutheropolis) ; A tomb with a Biblical scene (Lohamey ha-Getaoth) in the western Galilee.