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To: 1010RD

Since it’s a restoration, it’s supposed to be ancient Phoenician — and since it’s in Israel, that’s probably what it is. Islamic countries don’t have much interest in any of it. Years ago the local museum had a visiting exhibit of Egyptian stuff. Instead of authentic papyrus scrolls (which are pretty rare and fragile) modern versions by Egyptians were substituted. But they were useless tourist-stand items which had been Islamicized (and I don’t mean merely that nudity had been excised, although that was the first thing I noticed) and had no place in that or any other exhibition.


16 posted on 04/24/2012 8:16:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (FReepathon 2Q time -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

Interesting and my wonder is that the dome we now associate with Islamic architecture was actually Phoenician? I’d thought it to be Byzantine Christian.


17 posted on 04/25/2012 2:53:26 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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