Antiquities of the Jews 8.95

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Text Category
Literature: prose
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Reference
Antiquities of the Jews 8.95
Quotation
Ταῦτα πάντα ὁ Σολόμων εἰς τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ τιμὴν πολυτελῶς καὶ μεγαλοπρεπῶς κατεσκεύασε μηδενὸς φεισάμενος ἀλλὰ πάσῃ φιλοτιμίᾳ περὶ τὸν τοῦ ναοῦ κόσμον χρησάμενος, ἃ καὶ κατέθηκεν ἐν τοῖς θησαυροῖς τοῦ θεοῦ
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Building: Temple
Cultic: Building: Temple
Object/ Person Ornamented
The temple built by Solomon
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Architecture: Architectural Element
Visual Work: Sculpture: Relief
Visual Work: Vessel
Visual Work: Furniture
Cultic: Monument: Altar
Visual Work: Material: Wood
Visual Work: Material: Brass
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Silver
Medium/a Ornamenting
Mechanical works in gold, silver, and brass
Two hollow pillars flanking the entrance which were encased in thick brass, ornamented with lily-work and net-work and palms and also pomegranates
Also vessels, altars, tables, double cloisters, cedar roofs, silver doors
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Solomon and also Hiram of Tyre who was the craftsman
Notes
Context from section 76
Item Identifier
A00873
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Derived directly from text