Qusayr ‘Amra, ca 740 CE. Amir al-Walid reclining and dressed in accordance with Iranian fashion
Qusayr ‘Amra is an Umayyad site (ca. 85 km east of Amman), famous for its small bathhouse, commissioned by the amir al-Walid ibn Yazid, the future caliph al-Walid II (743-744). The bathhouse consists of a relatively large entrance room – a sort of audience hall – followed by thermal rooms; the walls and the ceilings were completely covered by paintings.