Qusayr ‘Amra - Workshop

Name of structure: Qusayr ‘Amra - Workshop
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Workshop
Country or main area: Jordan
Region within country or main area:
City or area within region: Qusayr ‘Amra / Qasr Amra / Quseir Amra
Date of structure: 8th century
Century of structure 1: 8 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: A service building that hosted masons and workers involved in the construction of the complex.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Thousands of glass tesserae
Date of mosaic: 8th century
Century of mosaic 1: 8 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
Silver tessera at site:
Gold tessera at site:
Colour tessera at site:
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:

Qusayr 'Amra and the Archaeology of Construction in Umayyad period. An approach to the archaeology of production processes in Umayyad sites.
Ignacio Arce (Spanish Archaeological Mission to Jordan)
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