The zoomorphic iconography and its metamorphosis in the early 8th century AD of the ibex stucco decorations inside Umayyad castles (original) (raw)

2024, https://ceraejournal.com/presenter-abstracts-2024/

This paper focuses on the symbol of the ibex and its iconographic metamorphosis. The topic is whether the study of existing stucco sculptures from the ancient Near East to Umayyad sculptural embellishment demonstrates the early popularity of a specific animal, in this case the ibex. The depiction of this animal in the stuccoes from a large number of Near Eastern sites, covering a time span of a thousand years, paints a clear picture of its revered status and also provides a clue to the cosmology of ancient Near Eastern peoples. The study also notes that the turning point of ancient Islamic art in Umayyad castles is marked by a new technique that creates the three-dimensional figures of ibex heads, depicted in profile, and executed in high relief in stucco.

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