Jordan. Qasr Amra, general view of the dome of the second "caldarium" with a representation of the heavens and the Zodiac

Title: Jordan. Qasr Amra, general view of the dome of the second "caldarium" with a representation of the heavens and the Zodiac
Type: still image
Creator: Lapp, Paul W.; Lapp, Nancy L.
Date: 1957
Description: This zodiac fresco above the caldarium of the baths is thought to be the first (or earliest surviving) depiction painted on a domed surface. It is centered on the north pole, and the order of the stars is reversed, which suggests that the painter was copying from an image on a flat surface
Format: 35mm slide
Place: Qusayr Amra (Jordan)
Identifier: NL_J_2_S_11_002
Archaeological Site: Qusayr Amra
Historical Periods: Umayyad
Tag: desert castles; palaces; domes; bathhouses
Access Rights: This item may be used freely for academic and scholarly purposes. To request a high-resolution, non-watermarked version, please contact ACOR at archives@acorjordan.org. A processing fee may apply, but no licensing fee is charged for non-commercial academic use. Commercial use is considered on a case-by-case basis. For full guidelines, please visit: http://urls.acorjordan.org/image-requests.
StarchiveID: 102266
Country: Jordan