Dura Frescoes
The Closed Temple (X, 42) - West Wall, p. XI
Buried 256 CE, Uncovered 1932
Fred Anderegg, photographer
"Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period, Volume XI." Erwin R. Goodenough. Toronto: Pantheon Books, 1964. p. XI
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Dura Frescoes
Moses Leads the Migration from Egypt (X, 105) - West Wall, p. XIV, right.
Buried 256 CE, Uncovered 1932
Fred Anderegg, photographer
"Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period, Volume XI." Erwin R. Goodenough. Toronto: Pantheon Books, 1964. p. XIV
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Dura Frescoes
The wing panels, showing four (?) portraits of Moses (IX, 110) - West Wall, p. V.
Buried 256 CE, Uncovered 1932
Fred Anderegg, photographer
"Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period, Volume XI." Erwin R. Goodenough. Toronto: Pantheon Books, 1964. p. V.
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Dura Frescoes
The Well of the Wilderness: Moses Gives Water to the Tribes (X, 27) - West Wall, p. XII.
Buried 256 CE, Uncovered 1932
Fred Anderegg, photographer
"Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period, Volume XI." Erwin R. Goodenough. Toronto: Pantheon Books, 1964. p. XII
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Dura Europos, synagogue, west wall, center
Dura Europos, synagogue, west wall, center.
C. H. Kraeling?
Weitzmann, Kurt and Herbert L. Kessler. "The Frescoes of the Dura Synagogue and Christian Art." Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 1990. p. 205 (Fig. 3).
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Dura Europos, sketch plan of the city
Dura Europos, sketch plan of the city. A, Main gate; B, Temple of Bel (Temple of the Palmyrene Gods); C, synagogue; D, Christian building; E, Temple of the Gadde; F, Palace of the Dux; G, Mithraeum.
Annabel Jane Wharton, after A. H. Detweiller
Wharton, Annabel Jane. "Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem and Ravenna." Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1995. p. 16.
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Dura Europos, Temple of Bel
Dura Europos, Temple of Bel, plan with the location of the Konon fresco marked with dots.
Annabel Jane Wharton, after Hopkins
Wharton, Annabel Jane. "Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem and Ravenna." Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1995. p. 34.
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The Good Shepherd and his Flock
Dura Europos. "Christian House," Baptistery: The Good Shepherd and his Flock.
Grabar, Andre. "Early Christian Art: From the Rise of Christianity to the Death of Theodosius." Trans. Gilbert and Emmons. New York: Odyssey Press, 1968. p. 69.
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"Christian House," Baptistery: Overall View
Dura Europos. "Christian House," Baptistery: Overall View.
Grabar, Andre. "Early Christian Art: From the Rise of Christianity to the Death of Theodosius." Trans. Gilbert and Emmons. New York: Odyssey Press, 1968. p. 69.
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Dura Europos, house in block M8
Dura Europos, house in block M8. (A) Plan before conversion for ritual use; (B) plan after conversion for use by a Christian community.
Annabel Jane Wharton, after Kraeling
Wharton, Annabel Jane. "Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem and Ravenna." Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1995. p. 27.
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Dura Europos, synagogue, plan
Dura Europos, synagogue, plan.
Annabel Jane Wharton, after Kraeling
Wharton, Annabel Jane. "Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem and Ravenna." Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1995. p. 30.
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Konon and Family
Dura Europos, Temple of Bel, Konon and Family. Tinted print of Breated's photograph.
James Henry Breasted
Wharton, Annabel Jane. "Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem and Ravenna." Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1995. p. 37. (photo by the Oriental Institute, U of Chicago.)
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Dura Europos, synagogue, overall view
Dura Europos, synagogue, overall view.
C. H. Kraeling?
Weitzmann, Kurt and Herbert L. Kessler. "The Frescoes of the Dura Synagogue and Christian Art." Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 1990. p. 203 (Fig. 1).
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