Umm ar-Rasas mosaics

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Mosaic at the Church of St. Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas Umm ar-Rasas Church of St. Stephen central mosaic 2780.jpg
Mosaic at the Church of St. Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas
Mosaic at the Church of St. Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas Well-preserved mosaic of the nave of the Church of Saint Stephen with depictions of eight cities west of the Jordan River and seven cities east of the river, 8th century AD, Um er-Rasas, Jordan - 50825129608.jpg
Mosaic at the Church of St. Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas

The Umm ar-Rasas mosaics are a number of Byzantine mosaics discovered by Michele Piccirillo in the ruins of the Church of St. Stephen in Umm ar-Rasas, Jordan, in 1986. [1] [2]

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Of particular note is a mosaic floor dated to 785, the largest one in Jordan, with a series of panels depicting the most important cities of the region.

Town mosaic

Outer frame, left (northern) side

A series of eight cities in Palestine are shown in the frame:

Outer frame, right (southern) side

Seven cities in Transjordan are shown in the frame:

Two additional cities are shown at the head of each aisle:

Inner frame

The inner frame includes illustrations of ten cities in the Nile Delta:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Piccirillo 1988, pp. 208–231.
  2. ↑ Piccirillo & Attiyat 1986, pp. 341–352.

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