Author
Unknown
Publication Date
960
Publication Place
Madinat al-Zahra (made) -
Subject
Architecture
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 31.5cm, Width: 47cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 42kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
A.55-1925
Record ID
A.55-1925
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
960
Notes
This capital would have formed the head or top part of a column. It comes from the palace complex of Madinat al-Zahra near Córdoba in southern Spain. The complex was founded in 936 by a member of the Umayyad dynasty of Spain. It shows the transition in decorative styles which occurred in Islamic art as the heritage of classical antiquity began to evolve into a more abstract, recognisably Islamic aesthetic. The capital has a shape that is clearly rooted in ancient Roman forms, but the surfaces have been decorated with plant motifs. It resembles capitals made in the Byzantine empire.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Marble, carved Marble Carving
Fiziksel açıklama
Marble capital.
Üslup
Spanish-Umayyad
