Title

Hisham's Palace.

Caption

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). Decoration with stucco. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem, Israel.

Date

1754

Credit line

Photo12/UIG/PHAS

Reference

UMG20B38_498

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,3Mb (2,0Mb) / 14,6in x 9,7in / 4370 x 2904 (300dpi)

Keywords

8th century AD Architectural Architecture Art Caliph Hisham Ibn Abdelmalik Detail Hisham's Palace History Israel Jericho Khirbet al-Mafjar Museum Near East Palace of Hisham Palestine Palestinian Territory Occupied Rockefeller Archaeological Museum State of Palestine Umayyad Waild Ibn Yazid Walid II antique busts carved decoration decorative face female figure human male man palace sculpture statue stucco