Umm ar-Rasas mosaics

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Mosaic at the Church of St. Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas
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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]

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

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Outer frame, left (northern) side

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

Outer frame, right (southern) side

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Seven cities in Transjordan are shown in the frame:

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

  • Limbon
  • Diblaton

Inner frame

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

See also

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References

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

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