Malta Sotterranea: Studies of Its Early Christian and Jewish Sepulchral Art Book

Preface to the translation vii

Acknowledgements ix

Preface xi

I Historical overview of catacomb research in Malta 1

II Topographical overview of the Christian and Jewish catacombs of Malta 7

III The Jewish hypogea of Malta 63

IV An overview of the architecture Addendum. The rooms for funeral feasts 83

V The decoration of the funeral complexes 105

1 Painted decoration and relief sculpture 105

2 Critical examination of Malta's Christian inscriptions 112

Excursus. ΣΩΤΗΡ on an amphora from Gozo 124

Abbreviation of Χωτηρ at Abbatija tad-Dejr 128

3 The Christian earthenware lamps, bowls, etc. found in Malta 130

4 Bronze artefacts 143

VI A comparison of Malta's sepulchral architecture with that of other Mediterranean countries, particularly Syria-Palestine and Sicily 147

VII The chronology issue 163

Index of place names 169

General Index 171

Endnotes 175

Bibliography 185

Plates 199

Plans 231