Abstract
The study of 127 marble fragments from the excavation of the Umayyad building at Kafr Kama revealed that most of the samples are made of Proconnesian marble and originally belonged to panels that likely decorated a church demolished by the earthquake of 749 CE. The collapse of the building caused the breakage of the panels, which then became spolia. They were marked and reshaped into small geometric forms, such as octagons or trapezoids measuring up to 20–30 cm. Given that no completed items were found, the studied assemblage probably represents the workplace of a stonemason active in Umayyad-period Kafr Kama.
Keywords
marble panels, Proconnesian marble, whilte marble, spolia
Recommended Citation
Shapiro, Anastasia
(2026)
"Kafr Kama: The Marble Finds,"
Qadum: Journal of Excavation Reports from Israel: Vol. 2, Article 27.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/3078-8528.1071
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/qadum/vol2/iss1/27
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