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architecture
Object Type
architecture
Museum number
OA+.10939
Description
Fragment. Curved fragment most probably from dome structure. Made of red, yellow-ochre, white, black painted stucco, plaster. Black lines depict half ovals - simplified mountain? Back has iron nail and fibrous reed impress as well as herringbone one.
Cultures/periods
Abbasid dynasty
Production date
9thc
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Prof Ernst Herzfeld
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Dar al-Khilafa
, So-called 'harim' - part of the dome decoration.
Materials
stucco
plaster
reed
iron
(nail)
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
18.40 centimetres
Thickness:
7.80 centimetres
Width:
19.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Herzfeld 1927 / Die Malereien von Samarra, Forschungen zur islamischen Kunst
(pl.I)
(looks like central motif between 2 dancers)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition date
1921
Department
Middle East
Registration number
OA+.10939
Conservation
Treatment
: 11.08.2015