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Anybody know if this signifies anything?
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:41 pm
by Dominic
Trying to identify the purpose of a building. It had this on a wall:
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Re: Anybody know if this signifies anything?
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 6:18 am
by Ancient History
This is the design from the interior wall of the ruined mosque at Phinikas, is it not? Sorry, but at the moment I don't know the significance but perhaps someone else will - the decoration must have been superb in its day!
Re: Anybody know if this signifies anything?
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 7:57 am
by Dominic
Yes, that is exactly where it came from. I was puzzled, because in a lot of abandoned villages where the mosque has been preserved, the walls are plain.
Re: Anybody know if this signifies anything?
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:56 am
by 2QuarterPints
The bottom half could be a simple depiction of the Tree of Life
Re: Anybody know if this signifies anything?
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:42 am
by cyprusmax47
Perhaps a simplified representation of what I found on a photo of Sheikh Zayed's Mosque in Abu Dhabi.....
https://oconbachdotnet.files.wordpress. ... 16-050.jpg
The designs are Islamic geometrics and florals.
Max
Re: Anybody know if this signifies anything?
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:46 am
by Dominic
D&PG wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:56 am
The bottom half could be a simple depiction of the Tree of Life
Yes, I would go along with that. I did a search on "Turksih mosque interior decorations" and managed to find one similar. If I can find it again (I was very tired at the time) I will post a link to it.
