The artwork titled “Beth Alfa Synagogue Mosaic” was created by Byzantine Mosaics around the year 527. This piece, composed in the medium of mosaic, belongs to the Byzantine art movement, specifically within the Early Byzantine period (c. 330–750). It is a figurative genre mosaic and is part of a series located in the Beth Alpha synagogue in Beit She’an, Israel.
The artwork exhibits intricate and skillful arrangement of small, colored stones or tiles, characteristic of Byzantine mosaic craftsmanship. The depicted scene includes a stylized representation of botanical elements, with patterns suggesting vegetation or foliage. The use of varied shades and the careful, geometric placement of the tesserae contribute to the dynamic yet harmonious composition, indicative of the early Byzantine aesthetic sensibilities and religious artistic expressions found within the synagogue’s decorative scheme.
