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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Autor: Elices Ocón, Jorge
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
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spelling Antique sculpture at Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Transcultural collecting and the assertion of caliphal powerEscultura antigua en Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Coleccionismo transcultural y la afirmación del poder califalElices Ocón, JorgeAntiquitSculptureReceptionReuseReinterpretationSpoliaal-AndalusUmayyadAntigüedadEsculturaRecepciónReutilizaciónReinterpretaciónSpoliaOmeyasArt historyAncient art[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.[ES] La colección de sarcófagos y estatuas romanas de Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ constituye un caso significativo dentro de los estudios de recepción de la antigüedad en el mundo islámico. Analizando las evidencias literarias y arqueológicas, el presente trabajo ahonda en los antecedentes de esta colección, la procedencia de las piezas, los criterios que motivaron su selección y el proceso de reinterpretación que permitió que imágenes de la Ǧāhiliyya fueran reutilizadas y adquiriesen nuevos significados y propósitos en un contexto islámico. Este artículo se centra en el carácter transcultural que define a la colección. Los sarcófagos y estatuas eran objetos con los que se podía interactuar o aprender, imágenes que, más allá de la fascinación y el repudio, mediaban en la construcción de la identidad y la memoria desde una perspectiva transcultural, evocando distintas culturas, espacios y temporalidades, resonando con el ceremonial y las actividades cortesanas, y afirmando con ello las conexiones y universalidad del poder del califa omeya.]This article was undertaken as part of the project funded by the FAPESP–Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, and it was completed at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) as a Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow in the Institute of History, RYC2021-031689-I, funded by MCIN/AEI10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR. Their support is gratefully acknowledged.Peer reviewedEditorial CSICFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)European CommissionElices Ocón, Jorge [0000-0002-4794-7934]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202520252024info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/376406reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MCIN//RYC2021-031689-Ihttps://doi.org/10.3989/alqantara.2024.797Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3764062026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Antique sculpture at Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Transcultural collecting and the assertion of caliphal power
Escultura antigua en Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Coleccionismo transcultural y la afirmación del poder califal
title Antique sculpture at Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Transcultural collecting and the assertion of caliphal power
spellingShingle Antique sculpture at Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Transcultural collecting and the assertion of caliphal power
Elices Ocón, Jorge
Antiquit
Sculpture
Reception
Reuse
Reinterpretation
Spolia
al-Andalus
Umayyad
Antigüedad
Escultura
Recepción
Reutilización
Reinterpretación
Spolia
Omeyas
Art history
Ancient art
title_short Antique sculpture at Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Transcultural collecting and the assertion of caliphal power
title_full Antique sculpture at Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Transcultural collecting and the assertion of caliphal power
title_fullStr Antique sculpture at Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Transcultural collecting and the assertion of caliphal power
title_full_unstemmed Antique sculpture at Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Transcultural collecting and the assertion of caliphal power
title_sort Antique sculpture at Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ: Transcultural collecting and the assertion of caliphal power
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Elices Ocón, Jorge
author Elices Ocón, Jorge
author_facet Elices Ocón, Jorge
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
European Commission
Elices Ocón, Jorge [0000-0002-4794-7934]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Antiquit
Sculpture
Reception
Reuse
Reinterpretation
Spolia
al-Andalus
Umayyad
Antigüedad
Escultura
Recepción
Reutilización
Reinterpretación
Spolia
Omeyas
Art history
Ancient art
topic Antiquit
Sculpture
Reception
Reuse
Reinterpretation
Spolia
al-Andalus
Umayyad
Antigüedad
Escultura
Recepción
Reutilización
Reinterpretación
Spolia
Omeyas
Art history
Ancient art
description [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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