Publication Date
The first half of the 2nd century AH/8AD AD
Publication Place
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Aqaba Archeology Museum
Subject
Engraved ivory.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 30 سم؛ العرض: 10 سم؛ السماكة: 0.3- 0.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID
object;ISL;jo;Mus01_D;15;ar
Library Location
Aqaba Archeology Museum
Date
The first half of the 2nd century AH/8AD AD
Notes
The piece is an ivory slab made from flat chips. The color of the board ranges from light brown to gray brown (due to a fire that occurred in the palace in the past). 90% of this ivory tablet is still present, and it has been engraved in relief with a scene representing a warrior standing under the entrance to an arch, wearing a war helmet on his head, and holding in his hands horizontally what appears to be a scepter or spear. The decorations on the board are carefully carved in a circular shape. The highest point of the surface of the figure is at the same level as the frame surrounding the drawings, which is decorated with rich geometric decorations. There are small holes drilled in the panel, and there are some protrusions, which indicates that this panel and a number of similar panels were connected to each other with iron nails, and were used to decorate the doors of small cabinets in the “Fresco Room” in the Abbasid Dynasty’s palace in Al-Humayma. The Abbasid caliphs based their demand for the caliphate on the basis of their direct affiliation to Abbas Ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566 - 652 AD), one of the uncles of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as they considered themselves most deserving of the caliphate and they revolted against the Umayyad caliphate. This tablet is considered an item of luxury, and we can see Persian, Asian, Indian and Coptic influences on it.
Sample Text
Aida Naghawy “Ivory panel” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;jo;Mus01_D;15;ar
