Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Mosaic found at Shellal, South Palestine, 23rd April 1917
Primary Maker
Date
1917
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Child
Public Access Text
Note on bottom: "The above is a reproduction of an ancient church founded in the year 561 AD. It was discovered by the Anzac Mounted Division after it having been greatly damaged by a Turkish Trench dug through it. The design is allegorical and represents vine branches encircling various animals and birds..."
Copyright
Copyright undetermined - untraced rights owner
Last Update
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