Publication Date
2nd century AH/8AD AD
Publication Place
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Jordanian Archaeological Museum
Subject
Smooth carved limestone.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 218 سم؛ العمق: 42.5 سم؛ الارتفاع: 44سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
J.1950
Record ID
object;ISL;jo;Mus01;10;ar
Library Location
Jordanian Archaeological Museum
Date
2nd century AH/8AD AD
Notes
This door lintel is decorated with floral patterns deeply carved into the stone. These floral decorations consist of a central rosette surrounded by twisted leaves, and scrolls filled with small palm trees, pine nuts and bunches of grapes all arranged in a frame inlaid with pearl shapes. This type of decoration was popular during the Umayyad period, and can be seen in the decorative arts of that era. There are examples similar to this decoration on the facade of the Mushatta Palace, which is currently in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The purpose of this lintel is aesthetic and artistic, and it forms the upper part of the gate’s decoration.
Sample Text
Aida Naghawy “Door lintel” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;jo;Mus01;10;ar
