ornamental panel with ataurique motif

MN-332
Object type panel
Culture/period Andalusian culture
Materials plaster
Technique spatula
Mint
Production date 1031 / 1036
Current location Exposició permanent
Archaeological site Castell Formós
Township Balaguer (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Noguera)
Dimensions 350 x 460 x 60 mm
Description
Fragment of a polylobed panel with vegetal decoration organised from two shoots of arabesques. Each main shoot is divided into two branches forming almost symmetrical double-circle compositions with small unilobate leaves along the stem and shoots that generate several leaves, either digitate or bipartite. The second composition is more complex, with identical elements but with two branches ending in a palmette. This decorative panel shows the composition and the original elements of the collection of plasterwork from Balaguer Castle, and parallelisms are found directly in the compositions of madina al-Zahra.
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Omeka ID 334