Terra-cotta Roof Tiles in the Ancient Synagogues of Judaea/Palaestina
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19595264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mechael Osband (0000-0002-7867-9127, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 392 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2769-3589 • E-ISSN: 2769-3600 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/731306 |
| OpenAlex | W4401881918 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
Terra-cotta roof tiles are some of the most common and volume-intensive finds in the excavation of ancient synagogues, but their significance has received only minor consideration. This article reviews the evidence for terra-cotta roof tiles, which were the preferred roofing used in ancient synagogues in the Late Roman and Byzantine periods. A change took place from non-tiled roofs in Early Roman synagogues to the common use of terra-cotta roof tiles in the later synagogues. It will be suggested that this shift in roofing style was not merely a functional one, but part of the broader developments in synagogue-building, from a place of gathering in the Early Roman period, with an unassuming flat roof, to a more ornate and monumental structure (both internally and externally) with a prominent high tiled roof in plain view
Archaeology · Art · Roof · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |