Antique sculpture at Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Transcultural collecting and the assertion of caliphal power
[EN] The collection of Roman sarcophagi and statues from Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ is a significant case in the study of the reception of antiquity in the Islamic world. By analysing the literary and archaeological evidence, this paper delves into the background of this collection, the provenance of the pie...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/376406 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/376406 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Antiquit Sculpture Reception Reuse Reinterpretation Spolia al-Andalus Umayyad Antigüedad Escultura Recepción Reutilización Reinterpretación Omeyas Art history Ancient art |
| Sumario: | [EN] The collection of Roman sarcophagi and statues from Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ is a significant case in the study of the reception of antiquity in the Islamic world. By analysing the literary and archaeological evidence, this paper delves into the background of this collection, the provenance of the pieces, the criteria that motivated their selection and the process of reinterpretation that allowed images from the Ǧāhiliyya to be reused and to acquire new meanings and purposes in an Islamic context. This article focuses on the transcultural character that defines the collection. The sarcophagi and statues were objects that could be interacted with or learned from, images that, beyond fascination and repudiation, mediated the construction of identity and memory from a transcultural perspective, evoking different cultures, spaces and temporalities, resonating with ceremonial and courtly activities, and thereby affirming the connections and universality of the Umayyad caliph’s power. |
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