Sample Works from the Turkish-Islamic Era in the Museums of Aleppo, Hama, and Rakka of Syria
Syria has the most beautiful works of art and architecture in world history. Palmyra, Apamea, Aleppo, Damascus, Hama, Homs, Bosra, Latakia and Tartus have been important settlements in the history of civilization since the First Age. Many historical artefacts especially the findings from excavations...
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| description | Syria has the most beautiful works of art and architecture in world history. Palmyra, Apamea, Aleppo, Damascus, Hama, Homs, Bosra, Latakia and Tartus have been important settlements in the history of civilization since the First Age. Many historical artefacts especially the findings from excavations and research in the region, are exhibited in the museums of Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, and Raqqa. In this article, the works that could be exhibited in the museums of Aleppo, Hama, and Raqqa in the pre-war period (before 2011) are reviewed. The sarcophagus of Huseyin b. Hasan al-Shukri, architectural plastic with lion relief, the mihrab of the Madrasa Halawiye, sun patterned luster bowl, ceramic pots, architectural plastic with Mamluk coat of arms, inscription piece of Sultan Kayıtbay and war tools from the National Museum of Aleppo; the minbar of the Great Mosque of Hama from the Hama Museum and plaster decorations of the Great Mosque of Raqqa from the Raqqa Museum will be introduced. These artefacts are among the most precious examples of their era. The mihrab, especially, and the other works in the National Museum of Aleppo, the minbar in the Hama Museum, and plaster decorations of the Great Mosque Raqqa are very precious works of the Seljuk, Zengid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk eras. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-35bfcfee3bf24fe4bc1fdd3010fd20de2025-08-20T01:49:00ZengIstanbul University PressArt-Sanat2148-35822022-01-0117598210.26650/artsanat.2022.17.891689123456Sample Works from the Turkish-Islamic Era in the Museums of Aleppo, Hama, and Rakka of SyriaRazan Aykaç0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3267-1218İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Izmir, TurkiyeSyria has the most beautiful works of art and architecture in world history. Palmyra, Apamea, Aleppo, Damascus, Hama, Homs, Bosra, Latakia and Tartus have been important settlements in the history of civilization since the First Age. Many historical artefacts especially the findings from excavations and research in the region, are exhibited in the museums of Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, and Raqqa. In this article, the works that could be exhibited in the museums of Aleppo, Hama, and Raqqa in the pre-war period (before 2011) are reviewed. The sarcophagus of Huseyin b. Hasan al-Shukri, architectural plastic with lion relief, the mihrab of the Madrasa Halawiye, sun patterned luster bowl, ceramic pots, architectural plastic with Mamluk coat of arms, inscription piece of Sultan Kayıtbay and war tools from the National Museum of Aleppo; the minbar of the Great Mosque of Hama from the Hama Museum and plaster decorations of the Great Mosque of Raqqa from the Raqqa Museum will be introduced. These artefacts are among the most precious examples of their era. The mihrab, especially, and the other works in the National Museum of Aleppo, the minbar in the Hama Museum, and plaster decorations of the Great Mosque Raqqa are very precious works of the Seljuk, Zengid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk eras.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/51839AFEEA314771B668B03B6BDBB8BFsyriamamluk / mamluksraqqaceramicplaster decoration |
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| title | Sample Works from the Turkish-Islamic Era in the Museums of Aleppo, Hama, and Rakka of Syria |
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| title_short | Sample Works from the Turkish-Islamic Era in the Museums of Aleppo, Hama, and Rakka of Syria |
| title_sort | sample works from the turkish islamic era in the museums of aleppo hama and rakka of syria |
| topic | syria mamluk / mamluks raqqa ceramic plaster decoration |
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