Umayyad mosaics

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:frescoes
gptkbp:conservationStatus partially preserved
gptkbp:culturalSignificance continuation of Roman-Byzantine traditions
early Islamic visual culture
symbol of Umayyad power
gptkbp:date 7th century
8th century
gptkbp:depicts bridges
cities
fountains
palaces
rivers
trees
vessels
exotic plants
paradisiacal gardens
gptkbp:feature absence of human figures
architectural landscapes
vegetal motifs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Umayyad mosaics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Sassanian_art
Byzantine mosaics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Palestine
gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:material gold leaf
glass tesserae
colored stones
gptkbp:notableExample Dome of the Rock mosaics
Great Mosque of Damascus mosaics
Qusayr 'Amra bathhouse mosaics
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Umayyad_caliphs
gptkbp:period gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkbp:religion Islamic architecture
gptkbp:style gptkb:Late_Antique_art
gptkb:religious_art
gptkbp:technique opus tessellatum
opus sectile
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Qasr_Amra
gptkb:Qusayr_'Amra
gptkb:Al-Aqsa_Mosque
gptkb:Dome_of_the_Rock
gptkb:Hisham's_Palace
gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Damascus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Byzantine_and_Umayyad_mosaics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7