Art of the Orient
Functions of spolia in Umayyad architecture
Originally, the Latin term spolia (sg. spolium) was mainly associated with the military context and functioned in expressions such as “spoils of war”. In the area of art history, however, spolia are architectonic elements, both constructive and decorative, which were reused in architectonic context which differed from their original purpose.
Published in Vol. 2 (2013): Art of the Orient, 7-18
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2019-04-23
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Ancient Art
Published in Vol. 2 (2013): Art of the Orient, 7-18
Date
2019-04-23
License
Copyright (c) 2013 Agnieszka Lic
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
