Aerial View of Iraq el-Amir Castle
This palace was originally surrounded by a large reflective pool, erroneously interpreted by Josephus as a protective moat. The ruins consist of a monumental rectangular building constructed with large, finely cut stones and adorned with columns topped with Corinthian capitals and an animal frieze. Two leopard-shaped fountains sculpted in relief flank the two long sides of the building.
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© Aerial Photographic Archive for Archaeology in the Middle East, photograph by David Kennedy.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.
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