The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
THE INSCRIPTION IN THE MOSAIC FLOOR OF THE OLD BYZANTINE BASILICA WHICH WAS DISCOVERED BY THE 2ND AUST. LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE AT SHELLAL IN SOUTHERN PALESTINE ON 1917-04-23. THE ACTUAL WORDS OF THE FOUR LINES OF GREEK TEXT READ - "HE PROVIDED DILIGENTLY FOR THE BUILDING OF THIS CHURCH HERE..... HE WHO WAS MOST SAINTLY OF US, AND THE MOST GOD-LOVING. GEORGE. FOUNDED IN THE YEAR 622 AFTER (GAZA)" (DONATED BY MR. F.H. SMITH.)
SHELLAL, PALESTINE, 1917. THE MOSAIC FLOOR OF AN OLD BYZANTINE BASILICA OR CHURCH BUILT IN THE TIME OF JUSTINIAN THE 1ST ABOUT 561AD WHICH WAS DISCOVERED BY THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE DURI
Recto: Coptic text inscribed in the stone slab on the floor; verso: translation of coptic text (see inscription) and small diagram The Shellal mosaic floor of an old Byzantine Basilica or church buil
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
Australian War Memorial. The top inscription of the Shellal Mosaic soon after its excavation. Portion of a mosaic pavement, all that remains of the 6th century Byzantine church was discovered by Austr
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
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
