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Bayt Ghazala, eastern facade - plant ornament above the main entrance from the inside

Bayt Ghazala, eastern facade – plant ornament above the main entrance from the inside

Ceiling ornament, Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

Ceiling ornament, Asʿad Basha al-ʿAzm Palace

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Raqqa, "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace, vegetable stucco ornaments

Raqqa, “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace, vegetable stucco ornaments

Al-Bimaristan an-Nuri, Ornaments above the door lintel

Al-Bimaristan an-Nuri, Ornaments above the door lintel

Raqqa, "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace, vegetable stucco ornaments

Raqqa, “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace, vegetable stucco ornaments

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace - vegetable stucco ornaments

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace – vegetable stucco ornaments

Raqqa, "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace, vegetable stucco ornaments

Raqqa, “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace, vegetable stucco ornaments

Colorful ornamental motifs on ablaq wall, Jamiʿ as-Sinaniyya

Colorful ornamental motifs on ablaq wall, Jamiʿ as-Sinaniyya

Archaeological finds from Raqqa, exhibited in the Damascus National Museum

Archaeological finds from Raqqa, exhibited in the Damascus National Museum

A capital decorated with acanthus leaves, Monastery of Saint Simeon

A capital decorated with acanthus leaves, Monastery of Saint Simeon

Raqqa, Palace D, stucco decorations

Raqqa, Palace D, stucco decorations

View from the west, courtyard of Umayyad Mosque

View from the west, courtyard of Umayyad Mosque

Sacrophagi decorated with sculptures of the dead

Sacrophagi decorated with sculptures of the dead

ar-Rusafa, view into a conche of the Tetraconch-Church

ar-Rusafa, view into a conche of the Tetraconch-Church

ar-Rusafa, North Gate of the city wall, interior

ar-Rusafa, North Gate of the city wall, interior

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the great iwan)

Bayt Junblat, southern iwan (the great iwan)

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace, Glazed pottery

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace, Glazed pottery

Raqqa - "East of Raqqa" site - Western Palace, finds

Raqqa – “East of Raqqa” site – Western Palace, finds

Raqqa - the excavations of the site "East of Raqqa" - Eastern Palace, stucco decorations

Raqqa – the excavations of the site “East of Raqqa” – Eastern Palace, stucco decorations

Raqqa - the excavations of the site "East of Raqqa" - Eastern Palace - stucco decorations

Raqqa – the excavations of the site “East of Raqqa” – Eastern Palace – stucco decorations

Raqqa - the excavations of the site "East of Raqqa", Palace D, stucco decorations

Raqqa – the excavations of the site “East of Raqqa”, Palace D, stucco decorations

Hiraqla victory monument: reliefed fragments

Hiraqla victory monument: reliefed fragments

Abdelraouf Baydoun working with the craft of ‘Ajami in his workshop in Malaysia

‘Ajami or Damascene Painting: Traces of a Traditional Handcraft

Detail of a decorated wooden panel of the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

‘Ajami from A to Z

Hand printed table cloth from Hama at Hassan's Shop, Old Damascus

The Threads of Life: Syrian Textile Ornamentation