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Medieval Jewish Tombstones in Yeghegis, Armenia
Image by James Blake Wiener

Medieval Jewish Tombstones in Yeghegis, Armenia

No historical evidence exists of a Jewish community in Yeghegis, Armenia during medieval times. Indeed, there is also no written record of contemporaneous Jewish communities in medieval Armenia. Nearly 40 tombstones from the 13th and 14th...
Battling Giant
Image by Dana Murray

Battling Giant

The oldest known synagogue mosaic with figurative motifs, this scene depicts a battle between a giant and soldiers armed with swords, shields, and lances. The soldiers are depicted as either wounded or dead. At the edge of the mosaic a cavalryman...
Bust of a Woman from Palmyra
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Bust of a Woman from Palmyra

The Aramaic inscription on this limestone bust of a woman reads "Attai daughter of El'a". The woman wears a Greek chiton, From a funerary relief at Palmyra, modern-day Homs Governorate, Syria. Circa 50-150 CE. (The British Museum, London)
Relief of an Eagle from Hatra
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Relief of an Eagle from Hatra

The eagle was the symbol of the Hatrene army and reflects victory. There are Aramaic inscriptions below the eagle and behind his wings about certain laws in the city of Hatra. From Hatra, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. Parthian period, 1st to...
Jewish Tombstones in Yeghegis, Armenia
Image by James Blake Wiener

Jewish Tombstones in Yeghegis, Armenia

No historical evidence exists of a Jewish community in Yeghegis, Armenia during medieval times. Indeed, there is also no written record of contemporaneous Jewish communities in medieval Armenia. Nearly 40 tombstones from the 13th and 14th...
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