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Umayyad Mosque Aleppo 1992
These pictures were taken in December 1992 and show the Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo. The famous minaret of the mosque has since been destroyed in fighting during the Syrian civil war.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Aleppo, Minaret, Mosque, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Umayyad, Umayyad Mosque
Maaloula Church of Mar Sarkis
These pictures show the late antique church of Mar Sarkis (St. Sergius) which is sometimes ascribed an early C4th, possibly pre-Constantinian, foundation date due to the exceptionally rare survival of a horseshoe-shaped altar table. This shape is usually associated with pagan altars and in this case is believed to have been made for a Christian place of worship due to the lack of drainage channels for blood sacrifices. The church also housed a large collection of icons, including an 1813 image of SS. Sergius and Bacchus by Michael of Crete. The fate of these icons is currently unclear after an attack on the church by jihadists in the course of the Syrian civil war.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Altar, Architecture, Church, Icon, Maaloula, Mar Sarkis, St. Sergius, Syria, Syrian Civil War
Baghdad Gate of Raqqa
The C8th Baghdad Gate of Raqqa was built in the Abbasid period and is the only part of the early Islamic city walls still extant, although its fate is currently unknown due to the presence of the so-called Islamic State in the city.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Abbasid, Architecture, Baghdad Gate, Brick, C8th, City gate, Raqqa, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Wall
St. Julian of the East otherwise known as St. Julian the Old Man
The figure facing the nave on the south east pillar of the church is clearly labelled in Syriac 'Mar Julyano Sobo' or St. Julian the Old Man. This is the same figure as St. Julian of the East or 'Mar Elian esh Sharqi' which was the dedication of the monastery in Qaryatayn, approximately 45 kilometres away and which was destroyed by IS in August 2015.
Type: Painting
Tags: 1207/08, An Nabk, Church, Deir Mar Musa, Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi, Fresco, Mar Elian, Mar Elian esh-Sharqi, Mar Musa al-Habashi, Mar Yulyano Sobo, Monastery, Qaryatayn, St. Julian of the East, St. Julian the Old Man, Syria, Syriac, Syriac Inscription, Syrian Civil War
Finds record of the 2010 excavation season at Zalabiyeh
This Excel document records the finds that were collected and lodged in the Deir ez Zor Museum during the 2010 excavation season. These objects are now presumed lost or destroyed due to the IS presence in the town as a consequence of the Syrian civil war.
Type: Text
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeological Finds, Archaeology, Deir ez Zor, Museum, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Zalabiyeh
Small finds: 77
Ceramic from Trench 3, Context 3.03.
Type: Archaeological Find
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeological Finds, Archaeology, Castle, Ceramic, Citadel, Deir ez Zor, Fortress, Museum, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Zalabiyeh
Small finds: 76
Ceramic from Trench 3, Context 3.03.
Type: Archaeological Find
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeological Finds, Archaeology, Castle, Ceramic, Citadel, Deir ez Zor, Fortress, Museum, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Zalabiyeh
Small finds: 75
Ceramic from Trench 3, Context 3.03.
Type: Archaeological Find
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeological Finds, Archaeology, Castle, Ceramic, Citadel, Deir ez Zor, Fortress, Museum, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Zalabiyeh
Small finds: 74
Ceramic from Trench 3, Context 3.03.
Type: Archaeological Find
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeological Finds, Archaeology, Castle, Ceramic, Citadel, Deir ez Zor, Fortress, Museum, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Zalabiyeh
Small finds: 73
Ceramic from Trench 3, Context 3.03.
Type: Archaeological Find
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeological Finds, Archaeology, Castle, Ceramic, Citadel, Deir ez Zor, Fortress, Museum, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Zalabiyeh