Qasr 'Amra

Alternative Names
Quseir Amra
Qusayr 'Amra
Small qasr of 'Amra
قصر عمرة
Date
ca. 723–743 CE
Work Type
Style/Period

While this site also contained a fortress and a garrison, what remains now is a small country cabin. The frescoes are from a small pleasure palace with a reception hall and hamman.

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Related Fieldwork Collection
  • View of caldarium eastern wall, facing north
  • View of caldarium hypocaust, facing east
  • View of caldarium hypocaust, facing southeast
  • View of caldarium dome with fresco depicting constellations and zodiac
  • View of caldarium dome with fresco depicting constellations and zodiac
  • View of caldarium eastern window, zodiac fresco above
  • View of caldarium eastern window
  • View of tepidarium fresco depicting grapevines on northern wall
  • View of tepidarium fresco of bathers on eastern wall
  • View of tepidarium fresco depicting a naked bather on western wall
  • View of tepidarium fresco depicting bathing women on southern wall
  • View of tepidarium fresco of Naked Bather
  • View of tepidarium frescoed vault
  • View of tepidarium northern wall
  • Fresco and vault, eastern wall
  • Fresco over western entryway
  • Detail: fresco over western entryway
  • Vault fresco, southern side
  • Vault fresco, central figures
  • Vault fresco, northern side
  • Caldarium
  • Tepidarium
  • Apodyterium