Samarran Stucco Ornament, Style B
unknown (Abbasid)
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Alternative Titles
Samarran Stucco Ornament, Second Style
Samarran Stucco Ornament, Style 2
Date
700-1299Description
Style B distinguished by its central plant compositions, specifically rosettes (but no arabesques and no stalks); no implication of growth, therefore considered 'anti-nautralistic'; spirally rolled up lines common pattern"The most frequent form of decoration was the stucco dado, and three styles were identified by Herzfeld (and revised by k. a. c. Creswell): Style A, a carved technique derived from earlier styles; Style B, a simplified cross-hatched style; and Style C, the Bevelled style, a moulded technique suitable for covering extensive wall surfaces (see fig. 3)." detail, 2000
Type of Work
Bas-relief (sculpture); OrnamentsSubject
Mural painting and decoration, Ruins, Stucco, Walls, Rosettes, Foliation (pattern), Dadoes, Samarra' (Iraq), Typology, Architecture, Islamic --Iraq, Patterns (design elements), Decoration and ornament, Islamic
Rights Statement
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Item is Part of
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