Al-Mukhayyat Mosaics
Mosaics from the Chapel of the Priest John, and the Church of St. George, discovered at Khirbet al-Mukhayyat, displayed in the access area to the Mount Nebo Memorial.
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Shepherd protecting a lamb by shooting a stone from a slingshot at a wild boar.
According to Diklah Zohar, the detail of the slingshot does not appear on other mosaic floors in relation to shepherds, which produces an association with the biblical David as young shepherd, who used the slingshot to kill Goliat.
© Photo: Binder & Haupt
Mosaics from the Chapel of the Priest John, and the Church of St. George, discovered at Khirbet al-Mukhayyat, displayed in the access area to the Mount Nebo Memorial.