The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Unidentified Lighthorsemen preparing the Shellal Mosaic for removal and packaging before shipping it to Australia. The Shellal Mosaic is the floor of an old Byzantine basilica or church which was supposedly built when the Children of Israel journeyed through Egypt about 561AD. The Turks uncovered it when they were putting in a gun emplacement during which time it was damaged. It was discovered by the Australians near El Arish in Palestine, by the 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade during the second battle of Gaza on 23 April 1917.
One of the men of the 6th Australian Light Horse Brigade, possibly Sergeant W O McEwan, preparing the Shellal Mosaic for removal and packaging to Australia. The Shellal Mosaic is the floor of an old
A section of the Shellal Mosaic prior to its removal by men of the Australian and New Zealand forces. The Shellal Mosaic is the floor of an old Byzantine basilica or church which was supposedly built
Two unidentified men holding a section of the Shellal Mosaic prior to it being shipped to Australia. The Shellal Mosaic is the floor of an old Byzantine basilica or church which was supposedly built
The mosaic floor of an old Byzantine basilica or church which was supposedly built when the Children of Israel journeyed through Egypt about 561AD and was discovered near El Arish by the 2nd Australi
Chaplain Maitland Woods holding up the inscription from the Shellal Mosaic. A literal translation of the inscription reads: 'This temple with rich mosaics did decorate our most holy bishop...and the m
THE MOSAIC FLOOR OF AN OLD BYZANTINE BASILICA OR CHURCH BUILT IN THE TIME OF JUSTINIAN 1 ABOUT 561 A.D. WHICH WAS DISCOVERED BY THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE AT SHELLAL, ON THE WADY GHUZZE, I
