Hisham's Palace. 8th century AD. Khirbat al-Mafjar, near Jer

Hisham's Palace. 8th century AD. Khirbat al-Mafjar, near Jericho. Was built by Waild Ibn Yazid in 734 AD, during the reign of Caliph Hisham Ibn Abdelmalik (724-743 AD). Stucco dome of the diwan. Between the acanthus leaves are set six busts, male and female. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel

Acanthus Busts Caliph Hisham Hishams Jericho Khirbet Mafjar Palestinian Polychromy Rockefeller Sacrifice Stucco Umayyad Walid Yazid

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