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Umm ar-Rasas mosaics

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.

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:

  • Limbon
  • Diblaton

Inner frame

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

See also

References

Bibliography

External links

  • Ghazi Bisheh "Church of St Stephen" in Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers, 2023. 2023.