Al-Kharj between function and decorations In light of two preserved models at the Jair Anderson Museum in Cairo

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Ass. Professor of Islamic archeology, Faculty of archaeology, Fayoum University (Egypt)

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The study dealt with a kind of applied antiques known as Al-Kharj. The study clarified its function, which is to put food inside it, and it was carried on horses and donkeys. The study also dealt with the proverbs related to Al-Kharj and linguistic significance. The study dealt with the raw materials from which the output was made by analyzing samples on the microscope The study also illustrated the characteristics of the drawings of the persons executed on the second Al-Kharj, and the type of weapons they carry. The study also illustrated the types of animal or bird decorations that appeared. On the two Al-Kharjs, including horses, hunting dogs, ducks, plumbers, as well as plant decorations, including palm trees, dillab and lotus flower, the study illustrated the colors used and symbolized, and two pieces were not studied before, and the study contains (20) , And the study reached eleven new results in the field of Islamic arts.
 

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