Mosaic with Armenian inscription, birds within a vine scroll, VI century, funerary chapel of St. Polyeuctos, Musara Quarter, Damascus Gate, Jerusalem. This floor was discovered in the year 1894 during building activities being carried out in the Musrara district, north of the Damascus Gate. A detailed description of the discovery was made by the Englishman, Bliss (Bliss 1898: 253-259).
unknown. Foto by Dickran Kouymjian
Dated as VI c. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://atar.mscc.huji.ac.il/~armenia/newmos.html">[1]</a>)
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