Ricerc@Sapienza

This paper compares a Medieval iconographic theme depicted on some stucco friezes from the Jazīra (Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin) and a few terracotta tiles from the church of Santa Maria d’Anglona (Matera). These iconographies share similar patterns (zoomorphic elements, also with an astrological-mythological meaning) framed by Arabic inscriptions or pseudo-inscriptions.