Publication Date
86-96/705-715
Publication Place
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Museum of Islamic Art
Subject
Wall painting (fresco), wall decoration, vandalized and scratched.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 205 سم؛ العرض : 102 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
I. 1264
Record ID
object;ISL;de;Mus01;3;ar
Library Location
Museum of Islamic Art
Date
86-96/705-715
Notes
A scantily clad woman wearing many jewels and jewelry stands in front of a corner. She also adorns herself with bracelets and wears a chain around her neck from which a circular pendant hangs. She also wears an ornamental ribbon around her waist. The woman's hair is black and hangs down to her shoulders, and she wears several strings of white pearls in it. The scene represents a corner between two columns resting on a base. The corner appears covered with a blue cloth behind and to the side of the woman. As for the details of the lower section in particular, they are not clear due to the vandalism that befell the drawing. This drawing dates back to the main hall in Qusayr Amra. This drawing is one of several wall drawings in Qusayr Amra that represent different images of women. These female drawings were a desirable subject on the Umayyad frescoes, as these shapes reflected the life of the rich in their palaces and the amount of freedom they enjoyed. All the women in these drawings carry expensive jewelry. Some of them are naked, and others are wearing long dresses. Among the celebrations held in royal circles at that time were banquets in which wine was drunk, music was played, and clowns and singers with beautiful voices performed to entertain the attendees. These celebrations have been described since the time of the construction of this palace.
Sample Text
Annette Hagedorn “Wall drawing from Qusayr Omar” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;de;Mus01;3;ar
