ornamentationsof the time of Herod I. or the Maccabees (Fig. 125).4 1 Josephus, Ant. Jud., V. v. 1. 2 Ibid., XV xi. 3. 3 Earlier in the book this exaggeration is carried beyond the limits of credibility,the stones of the temple measuring no less than forty cubits. He does not name,but he ascribes… … Materials used in the Wall of the Enclosure. 185 To sum up, the south face, the south-west and north-east angles,are distinguished by the largest number of courses still in situ,exhibiting monumental stone blocks of admirable workmanship.Now we have shown that the south and north sides were…
Hittites · Art · Jews
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