Umayyad Palace
Name of structure: | Umayyad Palace |
Extended name of structure: | |
Type of structure: | Palace |
Country or main area: | Jordan |
Region within country or main area: | Amman Governorate |
City or area within region: | Al Qastal |
Date of structure: | 8th century |
Century of structure 1: | 8 AD |
Century of structure 2: | |
Specific place of mosaic: | Loose tesserae found during the excavation of the remains of Umayyad palace in castle area, possibly originally decorated the Audience Hall of the palace |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Two loose tesserae, one with gold |
Date of mosaic: | 8th century |
Century of mosaic 1: | 8 AD |
Century of mosaic 2: | |
Silver tessera at site: | |
Gold tessera at site: | Yes |
Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | |
Has analysis been done? | |
Samples taken from where? | |
Excavation and restoration campaigns: | |
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Carlier, P., and F. Moran, ‘Archaeological research at Qastal second mission, 1985, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan (ADAJ), 31 (1987), 221-46 |
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Comments: | More information required. |
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