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Umm ar-Rasas mosaics
The Umm ar-Rasas mosaics are a number of Byzantine mosaics discovered by Michele Piccirillo in the ruins of the Church of St. Stephen in Umm ar-Rasas, Jordan, in 1986.
Of particular note is a mosaic floor dated to 785, the largest one in Jordan, with a series of panels depicting the most important cities of the region.
A series of eight cities in Palestine are shown in the frame:
Seven cities in Transjordan are shown in the frame:
Two additional cities are shown at the head of each aisle:
The inner frame includes illustrations of ten cities in the Nile Delta:
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Umm ar-Rasas mosaics
The Umm ar-Rasas mosaics are a number of Byzantine mosaics discovered by Michele Piccirillo in the ruins of the Church of St. Stephen in Umm ar-Rasas, Jordan, in 1986.
Of particular note is a mosaic floor dated to 785, the largest one in Jordan, with a series of panels depicting the most important cities of the region.
A series of eight cities in Palestine are shown in the frame:
Seven cities in Transjordan are shown in the frame:
Two additional cities are shown at the head of each aisle:
The inner frame includes illustrations of ten cities in the Nile Delta:
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