The Complex Roots of the Figures Modellate in Stucco
inside the Khirbat al-Mafjar - Some Observations
The Complex Roots of the Figures Modellate in Stucco
inside the Khirbat al-Mafjar - Some Observations
Author(s): Siyana GeorgievaSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, Visual Arts, Theology and Religion, Islam studies, History of Islam, History of Art
Published by: Editura ARTES
Keywords: Islamic Art; Stucco; Modelled figures; Umayyads; Khirbat alMafjar; Symbolog;
Summary/Abstract: The paper refers to the decorative art made in stucco sculptures in the Umayyad palace at Khirbat al-Mafjar, a significant example of early Islamic cultural heritage in Palestine and worldwide. Khirbat al-Mafjar represents the Early Islamic architecture and decorative art as distinctive identity of Umayyad arts and architecture and as cultural interaction. For this reason, it is recommended to highlight the uniqueness of the representation of humans and animals in Umayyad decorative art as well as the identity of this art resulting from the synthesis of native Islamic elements and imported ones: Coptic, Roman and Sassanid.
Journal: Anastasis Research in Medieval Culture and Art
- Issue Year: XI/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 83-119
- Page Count: 37
- Language: English
