Islamic
There are 111 items in Islamic:
Philadelphia (Amman)
Philadelphia: orginal capital of the Ammonites, city in the Ptolemaic Empire, one of the towns in the Decapolis, modern Amman (Jordan).Prehistory and Iron Age …Ptolemais (Tolmeitha)
Ptolemais: port in the Cyrenaica.Ptolemais was a city in the Cyrenaica. For a very long time, it was not a rival to Cyrene or Apollonia, but it still was an important port. In the fifth centyry, however, when Libyan nomads took…
Qasr al-Hayr, Inside |
Qasr al-Hayr |
Qasr Banat, Well and sanctuary of a local saint |
Qasr el-Kharaneh |
Manuscript of the Quran with red dots to vocalize the text |
Qusair Amra, Throne hall, Six defeated kings: the Byzantine emperor, Roderic the Visigoth, Khusrau the Persian, and the Axumite Negus can be recognized; two others cannot be identified |
Resafa
Resafa or Sergiopolis: ancient town in eastern Syria, important Christian pilgrim town, fortified by the Byzantine emperor Justinian (r.527-565). It is in the desert about thirty kilometers west of Raqqa and thirty-five kilometers south of the river Euphrates.Early History …
Rey, Citadel, with a Qajar rock relief |
Riyad, King Saud University Collection
Collection of the archaeological department of the King Saud University, with finds from a/o Dedan and Hegra. There are 22 items in Riyad, King Saud University Collection: …Riyad, National Museum
Part of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center. Collection of Prehistorical archaeology, especially Iron Age (Tayma, Dedan etc.). Roman finds from Hegra (cf. Incense Route). Islamic art, handicrafts, history of Saudi Arabia. …