And here's a tile (which is clay with a layer of alabaster) from the ceiling of a 3rd century building :
It shows Heliodoros, an actuarius, Dura-Europos, L7, House of Scribes.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Dura-Europos: Crossroads of Antiquity
Looks like some or one of these tiles may now be on show at Mount Scopos in Israel, but previously to that, there were tiles on show at the Dura-Europos: Crossroads of Antiquity exhibition in the US. See the article here: http://www.bc.edu/offices/pubaf/news/2011/duraeuropos01272011.html
And here's a tile (which is clay with a layer of alabaster) from the ceiling of a 3rd century building :
It shows Heliodoros, an actuarius, Dura-Europos, L7, House of Scribes.
And here's a tile (which is clay with a layer of alabaster) from the ceiling of a 3rd century building :
It shows Heliodoros, an actuarius, Dura-Europos, L7, House of Scribes.
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