The Samarra Archeological Survey

Name of text: The Samarra Archeological Survey
Author of text: Prof. Alastair Northedge and Dr. Derek Kennet
Date of text: August 2003
Date of person in text: 21st century
Name of structure in text: Caliphal Palace
Type of structure in text: palace
Date of structure in text 836, abandoned 895
Century of structure 1: 9 AD
Century of structure 2:
Country in text: Iraq
Region in text:
City in text: Samarra
Specific place of mosaic in text:
Description of mosaic in text:

Panels of glass mosaic

Mosaic date in text: 9 AD
Tesserae silver mentioned in text? No
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? No
Colour descriptions in text:
Bibliography:
URLs:

http://www.dur.ac.uk/derek.kennet/samarra.htm


http://www.dur.ac.uk/derek.kennet/caliphal.htm

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