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The archaeological Finds from Samarra
In the years between 1911 to 1913 the Kaiser Friedrich Museum in Berlin organized excavations in Samarra in Iraq, residence of the caliphs in the 9th century AD. After the end of the excavations the finds remained mainly in Samarra, but after the First World War they were transported to London.
In London a commission convened at the British Museum by the Foreign and Colonial Office to decide on the future fate of the finds. As a result the finds were shared between more than 14 museums and collections, mainly in Europe and the USA.
samarrafinds aims to catalogue all finds of the German Samarra excavations for the first time since their discovery. Each object will be attributed to the site of its discovery within the Samarra complexes by cross-referencing the information in excavation journals, which are held in the Archives of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington DC. All data will be collected and published in an online database.
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Fragment of wall painting
Painted plaster, prowling animal with hoof
Iraq, Samarra, German Samarra Expedition 1911-1913
Abbasid period, 3rd century H / 9th century AD; H: 6 cm, W: 6 cm, D: 1.8 cm
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, A.54-1922, year of aquisition: 1922
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