Butler, Howard Crosby: Publications of an American Archaeological Expedition to Syria in 1899 - 1900 (Band 2): Architecture and other arts (New York, 1903)

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Lintel of East Church at Zebed as it lies in the ruins.

are twisted together at the bottom and
run into the grape-vine on either side.
The angels are represented again in a
horizontal position, but in profile, their
arms stretched forward and their wings
raised above their bodies. At either of
the upper angles of the lintel is a well-
made rosette. Below the angel figures
runs a narrow bead-and-reel molding
just above the upper border of the grape-
vine frieze. The vine describes two wide
curves on either side of the center, with
two clusters of grapes on the lower side of
each curve; belowis aplain bead molding.
The grapes are represented by triangles in
relief, carved with diagonal lines to depict
the separate grapes. The lintel lies among
the ruins, across the opening of the cen-
tral portal in the westwall of the church.
The south jamb of the portal may be seen
on the left of the photograph.