A Group of Pilaster Capitals from Shivta

Marble Import in the Byzantine Negev

Bibliographic Data

ID10328331
AuthorsMoshe Fischer (Deceased; previously of the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, corresponding author), Yotam Tepper (0000-0002-5564-1652, University of Haifa)
Year2021
Volume154
Issue1
Pages35-51
Publication date2021-01-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePalestine Exploration Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-0328 • E-ISSN: 1743-1301
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00310328.2020.1866328
OpenAlexW3119055781
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited33

Photographs of a group of pilaster capitals of a unique design have been identified in the archive (ATQ 64/6: Shivta) of Harris D. Colt (1901–1973), the first excavator of Shivta. The marble capitals, which are presented and discussed here for the first time, were found during excavations at the North Church at Shivta (1933–1935) and can be dated to the second half of the 5th and mid-6th century ce. The pilaster capitals which are presented here are an evidence for marble imported to the Negev and the prosperity of Shivta during the Byzantine period, emphasizing the investment in the interior architectural decoration of the North Church and its religious significance

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