Umayyad Palace

Name of structure: Umayyad Palace
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Palace
Country or main area: Jordan
Region within country or main area: Amman Governorate
City or area within region: Al Qastal
Date of structure: 8th century
Century of structure 1: 8 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Loose tesserae found during the excavation of the remains of Umayyad palace in castle area, possibly originally decorated the Audience Hall of the palace
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Two loose tesserae, one with gold
Date of mosaic: 8th century
Century of mosaic 1: 8 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
Silver tessera at site:
Gold tessera at site: Yes
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Carlier, P., and F. Moran, ‘Archaeological research at Qastal second mission, 1985, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan (ADAJ), 31 (1987), 221-46

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