Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (May 2015)

The Geometric Mosaics at Qusayr Amra in Context

  • Mohammad Nassar

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 55, no. 2
pp. 414 – 430

Abstract

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Comparative study of the Umayyad castle’s geometric pavements shows that their creators drew on deep knowledge of Greek artistic traditions in their work for the new Muslim rulers.