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Temple of Bel, relief

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Description: Temple of Bel, relief

TitleTemple of Bel, relief

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date00–100 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsUnknown

DimensionsUnknown

LocationPalmyra, Syria

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsTemples--SyrianRelief (Sculpture), Assyro-BabylonianBattles in art

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Chapter 1: The Rise of Islam and the Artistic Climate of the Period

Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, Marilyn Jenkins-Madina

Description: Islamic Art and Architecture: 650–1250

Islamic Art and Architecture: 650–1250

~~A great deal of occasionally acrimonious confusion surrounds the use and meaning of the word ‘Islamic’ when applied to art. The origins of the adjective lie clearly in the faith of Islam, about which more will be said presently. But, when applied to art, it refers to the monuments and remains of material culture made by or...

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Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, Marilyn Jenkins-Madina

PublisherYale University Press

Copyright© 2001 Oleg Grabar, Elizabeth Ettinghausen, and Marilyn Jenkins-Madina

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https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00202.001

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic Empire--HistoryIslamic artMosquesQur'anArt, Medieval--Islamic influences

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