File:Face of Helios in Capernaum synagogue (5826448277).jpg

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This small relief, now badly worn and difficult to photograph, seems to depict the Greco-Roman sun god Helios. Some have suggested instead that it is a lion"s head. In any case, this is the one piece of figurative art to survive in the 4th-5th century synagogue at Capernaum.

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Author Ian Scott
Camera location32° 52′ 52.12″ N, 35° 34′ 30.37″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Ian W Scott at https://www.flickr.com/photos/38000818@N06/5826448277. It was reviewed on 15 September 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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