Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Restoration of Sardis synagogue mosaics

DECORATIVE ART: Women’s touch on Sardis ancient city (Hürriyet Daily News).
The floor mosaics in the largest synagogue of the ancient era, one of the most important world cultural heritage sites located in the ancient city of Sardis in the Salihli district of the western province of Manisa, have begun to be restored, The damaged parts of the 1,700-year-old mosaics, most of which are preserved, began to reshape with the fine workmanship of the women in the village.

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HT Todd Bolen at the Bible Places Blog. For more on the Sardis synagogue, see here and here.

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