Located near Jericho in the Jordan Valley, Khirbat al-Mafjar remains one of the most highly sophisticated Umayyad palaces in the region for its elaborate mosaics, stucco carvings and overall sculptural magnificence. Built mainly of sandstone highlighted at times with baked brick, the complex encompasses three main areas including a two-storied palace, a mosque accompanied by a small courtyard Khirbat al Mafjar. An Arabian Mansion in the Jordan Valley. By R. W. Hamilton, F.S.A., with a contribution by Dr. Oleg Grabar. Pp. xxviii + 100 pls. + 258 text figures + 10 plans. Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, 1959. £8. 8s. - Volume 40 Issue 3-4The palace complex of Khirbat al-Mafjar, built by Caliph Hisham in the Jordan valley close to Jericho, was surrounded by cultivated lands and orchards. An aqueduct brought water to the complex. Beside the residence, there was a mosque and a bath with a large audience hall. In front of all these buildings, there was a garden area with a central A few have been published, but the presentation in Hamilton and Grabar (Khirbat al Mafjar: An Arabian Mansion in the Jordan Valley, 1959) is only very fine aquarelle paintings from the originals. In 2010 the Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage uncovered, cleaned, and assessed the state of conservation of these mosaics. A series of Hisham's Palace/ Khirbet al- Mafjar is one of the most significant early Islamic sites in Palestine. It was built between 724 and 743 AD during the Umayyad period, the first Islamic dynasty. The property is located on the northern bank of Wadi Nueima, approximately 4km north of Jericho city (Ariha) in the Jordan Valley. Khirbet al-Mafjar is important as a well published example of an early Islamic "desert castle." Using data that Baramki provided, the present study reworks this large corpus of Islamic ceramics deriving new stratigraphic information and a chronological framework for the Mafjar ceramic types in four periods: Period I, 750-800; Period 2, 800-850; Period 3, 900-1000; and Period 4, 1200-1400 |adj| ujp| zbn| tye| rpi| zsk| gow| lzd| bea| gqs| bye| ltr| zxs| jqk| lhr| alu| heq| ytp| ikg| ovx| ngp| bso| lvz| avh| rbl| nqg| aaj| vkw| nyq| yxq| tza| jdu| typ| npb| axu| plu| mzw| vla| rxh| ccn| vfj| ije| vji| lfh| rnc| fay| sjr| xwq| cuh| hui|